At 03:50 PM Saturday 10/6/2007, jon louis mann wrote: >It's about a group of scientists in Russia who have been experimenting >over the past 50 years with domestication and how it might be possible >through selective breeding in a short time rather than a long one. >They're also attempting to establish whether or not there are >certain genes that more readily allow domestication than others. I >found it fascinating, especially the sheer scope of it. >Jim > > >pet rats and ferrets are quite popular where i live, although ferrets >are illegal in many places: >http://www.cypresskeep.com/Ferretfiles/Legal-PPN.htm > >on the other side there are certain people raise dogs to be vicious, >chicken and dog fights to the death have been in the news. humans are >not that evolved, it seems.
It's why a regular reminder that IIAMOAC is a good idea. -- Ronn! :) _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
