Re: Holiday greetings and a smile

[Bernard Cohen <blc+@PITT.EDU>]

    In the very long term, more mutations is beneficial because the bad 

mutations are bred out and the good mutations are bred in, but the great 

majority of mutations are bad and they cause a lot of misery in the 

short term.



Maury Siskel wrote:



> In a world drenched in pessimism, dreams of LNT, and visions of 

> nucular catastrophes, here is a bit a Christmas cheer and optimism.

> Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to all,

> Maury&Dog         maurysis@ev1.net

>

> =====================

> December 21, 2004

> Cell Phone Radiation May Speed Human Evolution

> by Scott Ott

>

> (2004-12-21) -- A new study by European Union (EU) researchers shows 

> that the electromagnetic radiation 

> <http://www.reuters.co.uk/printerFriendlyPopup.jhtml?type=healthNews&storyID=7141560> 

> from cellular phones can cause DNA mutations that reproduce, "opening 

> the door to new vistas in human evolution," according to a spokesman 

> for the cell phone industry.

>

> "A lot of the news you'll hear in the coming days will dwell on the 

> potential for health damage, tumors and the like," said the unnamed 

> industry source. "But if Darwin was right, mutations are good for our 

> species. The faster our cells mutate the faster we'll evolve and 

> fulfill the dreams of generations of evolutionary biologists."

>

> The spokesman acknowledged that during the initial waves of mutation 

> the natural selection process "could get messy," but he insisted that 

> "most mutations would be beneficial -- potentially yielding larger 

> brains, additional ears ('Can you hear me now?') or even an extra 

> appendage for holding a cell phone while driving."

>

> "Thanks to cell phones, you can accomplish everything more quickly," 

> said the source. "We've taken Darwinian evolution from the realm of 

> wishful thinking for atheists, to something that may produce results 

> in a generation or less. We've just turbo-charged the time factor and 

> reduced the element of chance making evolution faster and more reliable."

>

> One cell phone company is reportedly already focus-group testing ads 

> with the slogan "We're the missing link."

>

>

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