island tales #9

speaking of genes.. im also lactose intolerant! used to think this was pretty freaking weird, until i looked it up in the wikipedia (http://en.wikipedia.org), and guess what... i quote:

"The normal mammalian condition is for the young to lose the ability to effectively digest milk sugar (lactose) at the end of the weaning period (a species-specific length of time usually equal to roughly 3% of lifespan). It has been established that certain human populations have undergone a mutation on chromosome 2 which results in a bypass of the normal shutdown in lactase production, allowing members of these groups to continue consumption of fresh milk and fresh milk products throughout their lives."

*blablabla*

"Approximately 70% of the human species cannot tolerate lactose in adulthood. It is thus argued that the terminology should be reversed, lactose intolerance should be seen as the norm, and the minority Western European group should be labeled as having lactase persistence"

haha! which means, people who can take milk/cheese/lactosey stuff are all MUTANTS! will be sure to mention this inconvenient fact the next time any smart aleck offers me cheese.... hehehehe.