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Neil Williams wrote: > Simon Waters wrote: > >> I always thought the interesting science surrounded why almost all >> mammals don't need to eat fruit but we (other primates and guinea pigs) do. >> > > A little gene therapy could allow humans to synthesise ascorbic acid > from sugar and other carbohydrates but the avoidance of fruit is only > going to worsen the problems of obesity. > > There must have been some evolutionary advantage to being able to > survive on a mixed diet that included fruit that allowed mutations that > dropped the gene to thrive. Yet that doesn't explain why all humans can > get scurvy - there may well have also been a penalty to retaining the > gene in which case gene therapy could reveal a whole new "anti-scurvy" > disease. > > well lets hope the animal has the right type of licence and is properly compliant down to the last full stop.... -- Simon Robert www.oldhouse-cottage.co.uk -- The Mailing List for the Devon & Cornwall LUG http://mailman.dclug.org.uk/listinfo/list FAQ: http://www.dcglug.org.uk/linux_adm/list-faq.html