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Re: fHuman vs. natural influences on the environment
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<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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