(February 8, 2015 at 10:27 pm)Magilla Wrote:(February 8, 2015 at 7:11 pm)Lucanus Wrote: Brothers and sisters, as you all remember, NO mutation could possibly ever be beneficial. Mutations only result in monstrosities and deformities, as they are a corruption of our LORD's perfect creation!Sickle cell anaemia is caused by a mutation with some bad side effects, but one evolutionary advantage, is that it helps protect against malaria. It is thought to have arisen in Africa, where there is rife malaria.
Quote:Here is an article on Sickle Cell Anaemia, (haemoglobin) . . .
Click=> {Sickle haemoglobin mystery solved}
"Sickle cell anemia is a blood disease in which red blood cells reveal an abnormal crescent (or sickle) shape when observed under a conventional microscope. It is an inherited disorder . . ."
Dude, I was kidding you know
"Every luxury has a deep price. Every indulgence, a cosmic cost. Each fiber of pleasure you experience causes equivalent pain somewhere else. This is the first law of emodynamics [sic]. Joy can be neither created nor destroyed. The balance of happiness is constant.
Fact: Every time you eat a bite of cake, someone gets horsewhipped.
Facter: Every time two people kiss, an orphanage collapses.
Factest: Every time a baby is born, an innocent animal is severely mocked for its physical appearance. Don't be a pleasure hog. Your every smile is a dagger. Happiness is murder.
Vote "yes" on Proposition 1321. Think of some kids. Some kids."
Fact: Every time you eat a bite of cake, someone gets horsewhipped.
Facter: Every time two people kiss, an orphanage collapses.
Factest: Every time a baby is born, an innocent animal is severely mocked for its physical appearance. Don't be a pleasure hog. Your every smile is a dagger. Happiness is murder.
Vote "yes" on Proposition 1321. Think of some kids. Some kids."
