Re: First Ark to Alpha Centauri

From: Rob Dekker (rob_at_verific.com)
Date: 11/27/04 

Date: Sat, 27 Nov 2004 01:42:50 GMT

"AA Institute" <abdul.ahad@ntlworld.com> wrote in message news:adbf5bc1.0411250729.5f360c55@posting.google.com...
> "Rob Dekker" <rob@verific.com> wrote in message news:<XMjpd.26786
>
> > since the population should be in
> > the tens of thousands.
>
> Cheers, Rob. You need such a large number of people to keep the gene
> pool wide over 500 generations, right?
>

Right. Otherwize you will end up with a bunch of mutants and sick people,
or most likely they will just die out before they make it even halfway.
Nature is pretty harsh when it comes to small gene pools.

Incidentally, most so are most human social and religious rules :
It is NOT acceptable behavior to marry your cousin.

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