seeder Posted February 24, 2017 #1 Share Posted February 24, 2017 Quote The people that drink POISON: Desert dwellers have evolved the ability to tolerate water laced with arsenic The water in the Atacama desert is heavily contaminated by toxic arsenic It has more than 100 times over the World Health Organisation's safe limit People living in the arid region in Chile have evolved the ability to digest poison Desert dwellers possess a unique genetic variant of the enzyme AS3MT Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-4252110/Atacama-desert-people-evolve-ability-drink-poison.html#ixzz4ZeHzGzPu 2 Top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silent Trinity Posted February 25, 2017 #2 Share Posted February 25, 2017 Interesting! An example of the biological ability to adapt to ones environment over a period of time. Granted a protracted period but still shows the process at work! 2 Top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GlitterRose Posted February 25, 2017 #3 Share Posted February 25, 2017 (edited) Probably not a good idea to get rid of regulations against poisoning water, anyway. I like my water sans arsenic. Edited February 25, 2017 by ChaosRose Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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