Children born to first cousins 'mainly healthy'
source: http://www.news.com.au/couriermail/story/0,23739,23797181-23272,00.html
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The highly contentious, often-tabooed practice has in the past been linked to deformities such as heart disease, mental retardation, deafness and even blindness.
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RossSlater
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Reading the text of the article it states that children ARE more likely to develop problems, just not as much as other studies have claimed. What a silly article!
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RossSlater
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mateowillis
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The first time it happens the child may be healthy but what about seven generations down the line, when your parents, grandparents etc have all bred with their cousins...the gene puddle!
- 3 years ago
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mateowillis
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PocketCup
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haha if that is the same baby then it definatly isnt healthy :/
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PocketCup
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joshuaheller
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Is that image of the same baby over time?
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joshuaheller
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Fii
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haha.. yes "mainly healthy.." hm..
- 3 years ago
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Fii
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Purdey
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I think you only have to look at the effects of inbreeding within various royal families to see the negative effects.
The main operator in the text of the scientist findings above is 'mainly healthy'
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Purdey
