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To: dp0622

Massive doses of radiation will kill you- the scientist who touched it to save others was a hero and yes died horribly because of it.

But massive doses of anything will kill you- even water

There are even some studied that suggest mild doses or radiation are beneficial. I have even read about ‘radiation tourism’ where people go into old mines to get a dose of radiation on-purpose.

This article shows an example of a report who knows nothing about the topic, and if it is not also YOUR area of expertise it can sound like she knows what she is talking about. There is a name for this phenomenon, something about a ‘bias’ toward thinking people on the news are educated in everything.

But a catfish gene mutation would not grow it into giant catfish, it would just kill it. It was already genetically designed to be able to grow that big- a 6 foot catfish is NOT freakish. It is the equivalent of a very talk 6 foot human, nothing freakish about that (I hope not, I am 6’4)

Genetic mutations take generations to be seen. Big catfish are just big catfish.


19 posted on 04/22/2015 7:23:04 AM PDT by Mr. K (Palin/Cruz - to defeat HilLIARy/Warren)
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To: Mr. K

Thanks for the info!!! I am humbled very often on FR and actually appreciate it. My knowledge base gets bigger every day. Fascinating that it can be healthy in small doses.
And I was wondering what was the big deal with the catfish?
I probably wouldn’t eat the apples there out of an abundance of caution though.
I cant BELIEVE it became a nuclear reactor in effect regarding that incident at Manhattan project. If he didn’t lift the top part off, how bad would it have gotten?


34 posted on 04/22/2015 7:32:03 AM PDT by dp0622
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Big catfish are just big catfish.

They were probably adult catfish at the time of the disaster. Fish in cold climates grow slowly for their entire lives.
47 posted on 04/22/2015 7:43:51 AM PDT by cripplecreek ("For by wise guidance you can wage your war")
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