On 24 Jul 2003 10:48:17 GMT, Brian Sandle
wrote:

Moosh:] wrote:
On 21 Jul 2003 12:01:49 GMT, Brian Sandle
wrote:

It is subtle since if you kill all of your hosts you die, too. There must
be some of that knowledge in the genome, too.

No, it's just a survival artifact. Those that don't have the luck to
cop a survival mutation die out. Only those lucky enough to mutate not
to kill out all the hosts survive.

Once it has happened before then the knowledge is there in the genome, if
it hasn't been messed with GM.

It is being messed up all the time with cosmic rays and mutagens in
the environment.

Because bacteria can exchange genes to their advantage in the protected
environment of a human cell it is necessary to take more care with drug
resistance genes. We should not be feeding drug resistance genes to people
en masse, not checking up with control groups if it is triggering
anything.

Do bacteria have a special licence from Nature so they can do their own
thing and not need to obey Natures instructions about strict order in the
genome?
Where do you apply for this licence?

I presume you look up your memory bank to remind yourself how to keep
alive. Do not kill every last host. If there is stress start swopping
genes faster.

Gene swapping is done as fast as it CAN be done. There is NO intent.

Mutating accelerates under stress.


Are you sure? Selection does, but surely mutations are not affected by
stress. What is the mechanism?