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changes in modern man

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02-08-2006 11:50 PM 		Reply to: Message 1 by macaroniandcheese
12-26-2005 6:51 PM

The smoking guns here are diseases associated with agriculture. Most notable would be sickle-cell aneamia and G6PD deficiency (favaism). Both conditions are protection against malaria, which is increased by agricultural practices.
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Next most notable would be cystic fibrosis which in a heterzygous condition will protect against cholera.
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