Re: First Ark to Alpha Centauri

From: Dale Hurliman (hurliman.send.me.no.spam_at_sunlink.net)
Date: 11/29/04 

Date: Mon, 29 Nov 2004 21:52:21 GMT

Rob Dekker wrote:
> "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.
>

        Why not eliminate the men entirely and take along, oh, a gallon or so
of frozen sperm?

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