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    Life will find a way

    Remember that line in Jurassic park, when they find the egg shell that proves the dinosaurs were now breeding ?

    There is a remarkable story here that shows how genetic adaption and survival of the fittest can work over decades, as opposed to millenia
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    I read a great book a couple of years ago - The Brain That Changes Itself: Stories of Personal Triumph from the Frontiers of Brain Science: Amazon.co.uk: Norman Doidge: 9781491513354: Books - the animal experiments are unpleasant but the results are fascinating.

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      Sahara Desert Greening Due to Climate Change?

      "The nomads there told me there was never as much rainfall as in the past few years," Kröpelin said. "They have never seen so much grazing land."

      "Before, there was not a single scorpion, not a single blade of grass," he said.

      "Now you have people grazing their camels in areas which may not have been used for hundreds or even thousands of years. You see birds, ostriches, gazelles coming back, even sorts of amphibians coming back," he said.

      "The trend has continued for more than 20 years. It is indisputable."





      Forecasting how global warming will affect the region is complicated by its vast size and the unpredictable influence of high-altitude winds that disperse monsoon rains, Claussen added.

      "Half the models follow a wetter trend, and half a drier trend."

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        I read somewhere that some scientists have a theory that the skill of horseriding is genetically encoded and thus passed to our offspring
        Unless you're the lead dog, the scenery never changes.

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          Originally posted by NibblyPig View Post
          I read somewhere that some scientists have a theory that the skill of horse-riding is genetically encoded and thus passed to our offspring
          Bet it is

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            #6
            Originally posted by NibblyPig View Post
            I read somewhere that some scientists have a theory that the skill of horseriding is genetically encoded and thus passed to our offspring
            Stress is generically inherited. You get it from your children.

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              #7
              Originally posted by BrilloPad View Post
              Stress is generically inherited. You get it from your children.
              In your experience, would you ever blame it on your wife?

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                #8
                Originally posted by FatLazyContractor View Post
                In your experience, would you ever blame it on your wife?
                MrsBP once told her best friend that her son was a real pain. "You can see where he gets it from" she said. Her friend replied "Yes - you are a real pain at times". Mrs BP "Not me - BP".

                Not that I would dare agree.

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                  Originally posted by BrilloPad View Post
                  MrsBP once told her best friend that her son was a real pain. "You can see where he gets it from" she said. Her friend replied "Yes - you are a real pain at times". Mrs BP "Not me - BP".

                  Not that I would dare agree.
                  Which one was this? 1, 2, 3 or 4 ?

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                    Originally posted by NibblyPig View Post
                    I read somewhere that some scientists have a theory that the skill of horseriding is genetically encoded and thus passed to our offspring
                    Yeah. Those who are crap at it get thrown and die before they breed.
                    Down with racism. Long live miscegenation!

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