Cannibals survived brain disease epidemic thanks to a mutation
Survivors of the deadly epidemic of prion disease kuru, which was transmitted through cannibalistic rituals, share a particular genetic mutation. Researchers call it a striking example of human evolution in action.
Kuru was a slow-developing epidemic among the Fore tribe in Papua New Guinea, which devastated the population in 19th and first half of the 20th Centuries. Victims suffered from progressively more severe neurological conditions as the disease developed, and it was dubbed “laughing sickness” by journalists for allegedly causing outbursts of unmotivated laughter.
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Comment by mystery on October 21, 2012 at 9:08pm
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If you stop and think about it has been tried more than once already. Mad Cow Disease is shown to continue forward through the DNA, by this tribe alone. So if it has been introduced into the food chain then it is here until the chain is broken.
They have also attacked the vegetarians with GMO's that damage our DNA.
But still the sheeple consume!
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Comment by Less Prone on October 21, 2012 at 8:54am
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Wouldn't the high cabal just love to infect us all with that brain decease?
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