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Re: fHuman vs. natural influences on the environment



In article 
<mhunt.18.000C424A@postoffice.newnham.utas.edu.au>,
   mhunt@postoffice.newnham.utas.edu.au (Mark A. Hunt) wrote:
>In article <320CF7CA.53C2@vgernet.net> Joseph Zorzin 
<redoak@vgernet.net> writes:
>>From: Joseph Zorzin <redoak@vgernet.net>
>>Subject: Re: fHuman vs. natural influences on the 
environment
>>Date: Sat, 10 Aug 1996 16:57:46 -0400
>
>>Hmmm.... I would suggest that the carrying capacity for 
homo sapiens on 
>>this planet would be a few million, about what it was in 
the early 
>>Paleolithic. I suspect not many will agree with me. <G>
>
>I would agree with you. I thought about 25 million worldwide 
was probably a 
>reasonable maximum figure, taking into account resource and 
genetic issues.
>
>Cheers, Mark
>

You may be in luck!  I recently heard that approximately 1% 
of the human population has a genetic defect which prevents 
them from making a particular protein.  It turns out that 
this protein is critical for the introduction of the AIDS 
virus into the human body.  Let's see  ...  1% of 5 billion 
people should be 50 million.  Is this getting in the right 
ballpark for you?


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