Europeans less susceptible to aids?

[Ramrod]

Research by two British biologists published in the Journal of Medical Genetics suggests that around 10 per cent of Europeans enjoy such protection as a direct result of the series of plagues that swept across the Continent from the Middle Ages onwards

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Interesting stuff

[ZrByte]

Originally Posted by Ramrod

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Interesting stuff

This is in reference to the delta 32 gene again isnt it. I hope I have that gene

[Ramrod]

Originally Posted by ZrByte

I hope I have that gene

You and me both.......

[TheBlueRaja]

You both planning on getting aids soon or something?

[ZrByte]

Originally Posted by Commandant Raja

You both planning on getting aids soon or something?

Delta 32 makes you resiliant to all know viruses. If you inherit the gene from one parent you can still catch these viruses but even the killers cant kill you. If you inherit it from both parents you are imune to viruses (including the common cold). I know I dont have it from both parents as I have a cold right now but I do get over them quickly so theres hope yet

EDIT: I think its a wee bit more complicated than that actually but that was the basic gist of it on that program I saw.

[handyman]

Thats soo interesting, I often think I dont seem to get as many colds as other people, in fact its once maybe twice a year I get mild cold and they never lasts very long.

Hope I've got that gene :-)

Not the sort of odds I'd care to gamble on, though...

[Escapee]

Originally Posted by Ramrod

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And I thought it was because us Welsh sticked with the sheep and stayed away from the green ar*ed monkies!