From: Brian Atkins (brian@posthuman.com)
Date: Wed Apr 16 2003 - 14:59:19 MDT
Lee Daniel Crocker wrote:
>>Especially interesting is the fact that brains contain C. Paleolithic
>>peoples are thought to have enjoyed the brains of their prey. Brains are
>>rich in energy from fat and complete with healthy omega-3 fats like DHA
>>needed for human brain development. And now we add vitamin C, which would
>>have been important in preventing scurvy after our ancestors lost their
>>innate ability to synthesize it.
>>
>>We really ought to eat brains more often.
>
>
> Except that now we have to deal with CJD/BSE.
>
There was some news just in the past few days that humans may in fact
have some evolved defenses against prions... supposedly this is not only
from eating brains of other animals, but also from extensive
cannibalism. Prion research in general still has a long way to go.
-- Brian Atkins Singularity Institute for Artificial Intelligence http://www.singinst.org/
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