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Mercury 'turns' wetland birds such as ibises homosexual
BBC ^ | December 1, 2010 | Victoria Gill

Posted on 12/01/2010 7:10:54 AM PST by decimon

Mercury affects the behaviour of white ibises by "turning them homosexual", with higher doses resulting in males being more likely to pair with males.

Scientists in Florida and Sri Lanka studied the effect of mercury in the birds' diet. Their aim was to find out why it reduced the ibises' breeding.

Mercury pollution can come from burning coal and waste, and run-off from mines.

The report, in Proceedings of the Royal Society B, shows that wetland birds are particularly badly affected by it.

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When a wetland is warm all year round, like the Everglades, it is an ideal environment for this methylation process.

Scientists refer to these conditions as a "Goldilocks mixture".

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(Excerpt) Read more at news.bbc.co.uk ...


TOPICS: Health/Medicine; Outdoors; Pets/Animals
KEYWORDS: environment; gayscience; homosexualagenda; mercurypoisoning
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To: TexasFreeper2009
I am guessing the mercury level is pretty high in San Francisco’s water supply.

So this is why they want to ban incandescent lights in favor of mercury-bearing CFLs. It's a recruitment plan.

21 posted on 12/01/2010 10:25:30 AM PST by Pearls Before Swine (/s, in case you need to ask)
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To: Pearls Before Swine

Just keep in mind the ultimate goal of the progressives now ruling the world is to reduce the total of human population to around 500,000,000 ... for ‘green sustainability’ don’tchaknow!


22 posted on 12/01/2010 10:28:11 AM PST by MHGinTN (Some, believing they can't be deceived, it's nigh impossible to convince them when they're deceived.)
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To: TexasFreeper2009

and i thought astrology was bogus. now the planets turn people gay.


23 posted on 12/01/2010 10:30:07 AM PST by bravo whiskey (If the little things really bother you, maybe it's because the big things are going well.)
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To: decimon

But homosexuality is genetic, not environmental.

And it’s a blessing, not a curse, and those environmentalists who want to end mercury poisoning are just evil homophobes!!!!


24 posted on 12/01/2010 10:55:59 AM PST by CharlesWayneCT
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To: decimon

I’m not buying this. The moon or Venus having such an impact, maybe, but not Mercury.


25 posted on 12/01/2010 1:33:35 PM PST by Verginius Rufus
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To: decimon

HA!!! I knew something was up with those screw shaped light bulbs!


26 posted on 12/01/2010 1:43:04 PM PST by Smokin' Joe (How often God must weep at humans' folly. Stand fast. God knows what He is doing.)
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To: Verginius Rufus

Look for a new book title hitting the shelves this spring:

“Men are from Mars, Women are from Venus, and Homosexuals are from Mercury!”


27 posted on 12/01/2010 1:47:33 PM PST by justsaynomore ("We the people are still in charge of this country!" - Herman Cain)
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