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Among the top surprises are the relatively low number of genes predicted to exist, the discovery of many genes borrowed directly from bacteria and a mutation rate much higher in males than in females that makes males more susceptible to genetic diseases but more responsible for human evolutionary processes...
Among the top surprises are the relatively low number of genes predicted to exist, the discovery of many genes borrowed directly from bacteria and a mutation rate much higher in males than in females that makes males more susceptible to genetic diseases but more responsible for human evolutionary processes...
...More than 200 genes in the human genome are most closely related to bacteria...
...example?cause allergic reactions. Then there is the problem of "genetic pollution," as opponents of biotechnology term it. Pollen grains from such wind-pollinated plants as corn, for instance, are carried far and wide. The continuing flap over Bt corn and cotton?the gene of a common soil bacteria (Bacillus thuringiensis), a natural insecticide, is transferred to the plants?has provided more fodder for the debate. Ecologists are concerned that widespread planting of these crops will spur Bt resistance among crop pests, and Bt is popular with organic farmers...
...Africa, to please men, women sit in basins of bleach or saltwater or stuff astringent herbs, tobacco or fertilizer inside their vagina. The tissue of the lining swells up and natural lubricants dry out. The resulting dry sex is painful and dangerous for women. The drying agents suppress natural bacteria, and friction easily lacerates the tender walls of the vagina. Dry sex increases the risk of HIV infection for women, already two times as likely as men to contract the virus from a single encounter. The women, adds Chikoka, can charge more for dry sex, 50 or 60 rands...