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abecedarius
on July 18, 2012
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Normal Plasma Cholesterol in an 88-Year-Old Man Wh...
The paper did discuss adaptations, though in my skim I saw no sign of anything genetically unusual behind them -- afaik they left that open.
ars
on July 18, 2012
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I wonder if he has any children, or close relatives.
soperj
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has a (alive)sister -as per the article
ars
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I read the article - the whole thing. But I guess I missed that.
They should test her to see if the adaptation is genetic, and does it affect her as well.
abecedarius
on July 19, 2012
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Even bacteria adapt to their diet, so I'd guess that at most his genes got him to
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two dozen eggs a day. (I'm not a doctor or a biologist.)
soperj
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Wasn't trying to say anything about you, just trying to say where I got the info. Also he had one sister who had died.
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