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December 3, 2008

Do genetic defects cause the vast majority of chronic diseases? Not according to evolutionary biologist Paul Ewald, who teaches biology at University of Louisville. If chronic diseases were genetic in origin, he argues, “A disease-causing gene that reduces survival and reproduction would normally eliminate itself over a number of generations.” He contends that the thinking underlying today’s “Human Genome Mania” often violates the fundamental principle of biology, Darwin’s Theory of Natural Selection.

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Googling about the effect of different light waves on microbes I bumped into this article. I like the idea of us beening a zoo.