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the prevalence of the PNRP gene is much better explained by periods of time when humans were very cannibalistic. This makes more sense behaviorally as well, sin
by ouid 8y ago
the prevalence of the PNRP gene is much better explained by periods of time when humans were very cannibalistic. This makes more sense behaviorally as well, since humans are very difficult to program with instincts. I would bet dollars to donuts that the average hunter gatherer/early farmer had no such revulsion. Meat is meat.
- subroutine 8y agoWell here is the major point: there is only one prion (PRNP), for which all mammals seem to be susceptible to disease. It would be odd if deer and sheep had coevolved the same resistances and susceptibility to PRNP due to human cannibalism
- ouid 8y agoprevalence is not existence.
- subroutine 8y agoNot sure what that means