[neverdem]

Two experts on mitochondrial disease, Dr. Michael Brown of the Mercer University School of Medicine in Macon, Ga., and Dr. Gino Cortopassi of the University of California, Davis, said Dr. Wallace's ideas about African mitochondria made sense but had yet to reach practical significance. "We've not yet got to the stage of being able to give advice to African Americans," Dr. Brown said.

But we might be near the point where differences in medical outcomes could be explained by something other than racism in society in general and the medical establishment in particular. BTW, more prostate cancer and less osteoporosis is also correlated with higher testosterone levels in Africans as opposed to Caucasians.

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[AntiGuv]

Hmmm.. I suspect my direct ancestors spent all their time huddling in the cave by the fire.. ;^)

[Visalia]

Hey neverdem, remember when coach Dusty Baker made his comment about Blacks being more suited to the heat? He caught hell for that.

[Cogadh na Sith]

Hey, interesting....

I'm Danish/Scottish/Magyar... I just love the cold. My house is right now at 60 deg f and I'm wearing shorts and a sleeveless shirt...

[farmfriend]

So you want the list pinged for this one?

[raynearhood]

PANGENES!
It's all about the Pangenes. Duh.

[raynearhood]

BTW, have you ever read "The Mis Measure of Man" by Stephen Gould. One of the best books by an evolutionist on the history of the genetic study of the differences between races and how scientific methods and politics of different times shaped race relations and actual observable science up to the present.

[Junior]

Ping.

[Molly Pitcher]

hmmmmm. I definitely NOT ice-age material.

[GovernmentShrinker]

Until now, most genetic change in the human population since it left Africa has been thought to be either random or just the elimination of harmful mutations.

Thought by whom? Maybe some PC ideologues, but certainly not anyone with a functioning brain.

[msdrby]

ping

[Thud]

So you are definitely not from around here.

[neverdem]

I frequently scan the Slimes science section. I can't believe they didn't can this story. Sometimes I'll post their articles when I see something that's worth the trouble of posting. I ping you when I do unless you Freepmail me otherwise. No offense would be taken.

[VeritatisSplendor]

Unmentioned here is a very interesting point about mitochondrial evolution. The mutations are transmitted infallibly from mother to child, and not shuffled with the chromosomes. The concepts "dominant" and "recessive" don't apply. This allows for more efficient selective pressure, but only acting through females.

[Notforprophet]

Great article, thanks for posting it.

NFP

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[GOPJ]

Interesting post, neverdem. Thanks for the ping.