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To: Rambi who wrote (66262)	12/18/2004 4:54:23 PM
From: TimF	Respond to of 71178

As usual, I will bring this elevated discussion down to my level. Not down to a lower level, just more concrete and less abstract. Tim

To: Rambi who wrote (66262)	12/18/2004 9:00:34 PM
From: Maurice Winn	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 71178

<CW, turning 24, demands more. He wants a hot, willing babe with a brain. A lot of brain. He wants smart kids and someone to talk to. Obviously they still respond to the physical traits that I suppose have driven man from time immemorial to choose mates,> What goes on in our heads is a lot more complex than what we are able to say. It's all very tricky and individuals are different and don't even know what goes on in their own heads [completely], in the emotional department anyway, and definitely not in the autonomic response department where a lot of this stuff resides. While intelligence is a good thing, we should bear in mind that human DNA has got a LOT more than intelligence in it. High intelligence with no immune system is a loser! I got a little surprise recently in the DNA department. I first heard of sickle cell anaemia way back in 1977 in San Francisco when we were heading back to NZ from living in Ottawa, wending our way back and forth across the continent with our 11 month old along for the ride. A negro guy was soliciting financial support for research into it. All I thought was "Huh? What the heck is that?" Anyway, one of our daughters a while ago had a blood test and I don't know quite why, but she asked that she be tested for haemoglobin D, which can be associated with beta thalassaemia trait. It turns out she is heterozygous for haemoglobin D. Huh? Thought I. Years ago I learned that sickle cell anaemia is related to malaria by giving protection via that beta thalasseamia business and that it was largely an African and Indian problem [places where malaria is a problem]. It turns out the guy in San Francisco was a blood brother. If our offspring with heterozygous haemoglobin D with beta thalassaemia trait pair with the same, then some of their offspring would have blood problems in a big way. But the others would be able to laugh at malaria. Which isn't in NZ. Genetic mapping and tracking should be very interesting when it's cheap enough. People could see just where and when their ancestors came from. Diseases could be avoided. Mqurice