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Gene protects brain-eaters from mad cow-type disease
Reuters ^ | Nov 18, 2009 | Maggie Fox

Posted on 11/18/2009 5:41:26 PM PST by decimon

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Villagers in the highlands of Papua New Guinea who ritualistically ate human brains but did not die of a brain disease called kuru have a genetic mutation that protects them, researchers said Wednesday.

Their study of the unusual cannibalistic practice shows evolution in real time in the human population, and might lead to a treatment for similar brain-wasting conditions, the researchers reported in the New England Journal of Medicine.

Kuru once wiped out entire generations of women in remote Papuan villages. It was traced to a now-defunct mortuary ceremony in which women and children ate the brains of their dead relatives.

Dr Simon Mead of the University College London Institute and colleagues found that women in these communities were more likely to live to an old age if they had the protective gene. Women without the gene died young of kuru.

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TOPICS: Health/Medicine; History; Society
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This works only with the genetic mutation so take your eye off your neighbors.
1 posted on 11/18/2009 5:41:30 PM PST by decimon
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To: SunkenCiv

Brain food ping.


2 posted on 11/18/2009 5:42:14 PM PST by decimon
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To: decimon

SCRAMBLED BRAINS
1/4 lb. Democrat brains... tough to find.
1 1/2 tsp. vinegar
3/4 tsp. salt
2 tbsp. butter
4 beaten eggs
1 tbsp. milk

Cover brains with cold water, add vinegar, and soak for 30 minutes. Drain. Remove loose fatty membrane. Cover brains with water, add 1/2 teaspoon salt, and simmer 20 to 30 minutes. Drain and chill in cold water. Finely chop brains. Brown in butter. Combine eggs, milk, and 1/4 teaspoon salt. Add to brains. Turn heat low.

Don’t disturb mixture until it starts to set on bottom and sides, then lift and fold over with wide spatula so uncooked part goes to bottom. Avoid breaking up eggs any more than necessary. Continue cooking for 5 to 8 minutes, until eggs are cooked throughout, but still glossy and moist.
Remove from heat and serve immediately.

Serves 4.


3 posted on 11/18/2009 5:46:48 PM PST by Gator113 (Pelosi, Obama, Reid, the socialist triad.)
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To: Gator113

Oh, I forgot. It takes 6 democrats to come up with 1/4 pound of brains, so don’t be wasteful.


4 posted on 11/18/2009 5:49:15 PM PST by Gator113 (Pelosi, Obama, Reid, the socialist triad.)
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To: Gator113

Gator! Why’d ya have that recipe?


5 posted on 11/18/2009 6:09:08 PM PST by donna (Synonyms: Feminism, Marxism, Communism, Socialism, Fascism)
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To: donna

Everybody needs a hobby. LOL


6 posted on 11/18/2009 6:12:09 PM PST by Gator113 (Pelosi, Obama, Reid, the socialist triad.)
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To: decimon

7 posted on 11/18/2009 6:22:16 PM PST by GraceG
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To: decimon

Neuro nibblers.


8 posted on 11/18/2009 6:23:42 PM PST by cripplecreek (Seniors, the new shovel ready project under socialized medicine.)
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To: GraceG; blam

I was thinking of Anthony Hopkins slicing away Ray Liotta’s brain in the sequel to Silence of the Lambs.

That redhead is probably neanderthal.


9 posted on 11/18/2009 6:42:54 PM PST by decimon
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To: decimon

This is not evolution, but natural selection. Poorly written article. If they ate the brains and turned into a lizard, that would be evolution. They still remain human if they have the gene. This just perpetuates the illusions people believe in.


10 posted on 11/18/2009 11:24:27 PM PST by chuckles
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Thanks decimon, additional:

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/2389845/posts


11 posted on 11/19/2009 4:54:53 PM PST by SunkenCiv (https://secure.freerepublic.com/donate/__Since Jan 3, 2004__Profile updated Monday, January 12, 2009)
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12 posted on 11/19/2009 4:55:30 PM PST by SunkenCiv (https://secure.freerepublic.com/donate/__Since Jan 3, 2004__Profile updated Monday, January 12, 2009)
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Oooh... gotta visit *that* website...

[SWAT team bursts in, sprays down perverted ‘Civ thoughts with tear gas and tasers]


13 posted on 11/19/2009 5:20:17 PM PST by SunkenCiv (https://secure.freerepublic.com/donate/__Since Jan 3, 2004__Profile updated Monday, January 12, 2009)
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To: decimon; SunkenCiv

Great! No mad cow disease BUT you have Human Brain Eating Disease instead.

I wonder if that is an improvement?


14 posted on 11/20/2009 4:13:16 PM PST by wildbill (You're just jealous because the Voices talk only to me.)
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To: wildbill

I wonder if brains are fish food?


15 posted on 11/20/2009 6:47:45 PM PST by SunkenCiv (https://secure.freerepublic.com/donate/__Since Jan 3, 2004__Profile updated Monday, January 12, 2009)
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