December 17, 2005

• More proof that white people are mutants

  Just some current events today…not too much to post

  DNA mutation accounts for white skin
  

  Penn
  State University scientists claim to have discovered a genetic mutation
  responsible for the emergence of white skin between 20,000 and 50,000
  years ago. From the Washington Post:

  The work suggests that the skin-whitening mutation
  occurred by chance in a single individual after the first human exodus
  from Africa, when all people were brown-skinned. That person’s
  offspring apparently thrived as humans moved northward into what is now
  Europe, helping to give rise to the lightest of the world’s races.

  Leaders of the study, at Penn State University, warned against
  interpreting the finding as a discovery of “the race gene.” Race is a
  vaguely defined biological, social and political concept, they noted,
  and skin color is only part of what race is — and is not.

  In fact, several scientists said, the new work shows just how
  small a biological difference is reflected by skin color. The newly
  found mutation involves a change of just one letter of DNA code out of
  the 3.1 billion letters in the human genome — the complete
  instructions for making a human being.

  “It’s a major finding in a very sensitive area,” said Stephen
  Oppenheimer, an expert in anthropological genetics at Oxford
  University, who was not involved in the work. “Almost all the
  differences used to differentiate populations from around the world
  really are skin deep.”

  Heh. Anywho, the anatomy midterm is
  over, it didn’t go particularly well, and i dont really care, because
  for the next two weeks i am on break and only have to study a very
  little bit. SO expect a brief hiatus on updates and check out this
  early xmas present!

  
  Senate rejects extension of Patriot Act
  “The Senate on Friday rejected attempts to reauthorize
  several provisions of the USA Patriot Act as infringing too much on
  Americans’ privacy and liberty, dealing a huge defeat to the Bush
  administration and Republican leaders.
  In a crucial vote early Friday, the bill’s Senate supporters were
  not able to get the 60 votes needed to overcome a threatened filibuster
  by Sens. Russ Feingold, D-Wis., and Larry Craig, R-Idaho, and their
  allies. The final vote was 52-47.

  
  How soon after marriage do Japanese brides cut the cheese?
  

  
  From Tokyo Times: “As the pie chart above graphically demonstrates,
  Japanese ladies appear to simply fart for fun; with nearly half of them
  practically pumping their way through the first year of marriage.” Golly going back to japan will be fun.

  
  

  How many of you have missed the wacky porn entries? You know you have! Well you are in luck…a whole site of LEGO PORN Check it out and try not to hurt yourself laughing (i did)

  And because i am in a generous mood today here is one for the ladies…the cute overload blog…nothing but pictures of cute stuff like bunnies and dogs and the like. All day, every day

  ENjoy and see you with an update someday soon…maybe

  -J

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