bill@persci.UUCP (10/08/85)
Just thinking about genetics the other night while reading Scientific
American, and I suddenly realized that the human race is losing genes
at a TREMENDOUS rate!
Just think: If every couple has one child, then only half of each parent's
genes are passed on. If they have two kids, that rises to 3/4 (average).
Since my slide rule is out of alignment right now, I can't calculate the
percentage for the average family of 2.3 (or was it 2.1?) children, but
let's say it's 80%. That means that in each generation, we lose 20% of the
gene pool. In two generations we have 51% of the starting pool. In 10
generations we are down to 8.6%. Before 100 generations are past, we will
have barely enough genes left to make up 1 person in the USA!
Why haven't we been told?? Why aren't we being warned?!?
Somebody is trying to breed the citizens of the USA out of existence!
Spread the word before it's too la
--
William Swan {ihnp4,decvax,allegra,...}!uw-beaver!tikal!persci!billemery@gypsy.UUCP (10/11/85)
/* Written 3:43 pm Oct 8, 1985 by bill@persci in gypsy:net.bizarre */
/* ---------- "Danger! We are losing genes!!" ---------- */
Just thinking about genetics the other night while reading Scientific
American, and I suddenly realized that the human race is losing genes
at a TREMENDOUS rate!
Just think: If every couple has one child, then only half of each parent's
genes are passed on. If they have two kids, that rises to 3/4 (average).
Since my slide rule is out of alignment right now, I can't calculate the
percentage for the average family of 2.3 (or was it 2.1?) children, but
let's say it's 80%. That means that in each generation, we lose 20% of the
gene pool. In two generations we have 51% of the starting pool. In 10
generations we are down to 8.6%. Before 100 generations are past, we will
have barely enough genes left to make up 1 person in the USA!
Why haven't we been told?? Why aren't we being warned?!?
Somebody is trying to breed the citizens of the USA out of existence!
Spread the word before it's too la
--
William Swan {ihnp4,decvax,allegra,...}!uw-beaver!tikal!persci!bill
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