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If You Can't Take the Height, Get Off the Mountain

sciencenow.sciencemag.org — Genetic analysis sheds light on why some groups adjust better to high altitudes than others.

Who dugg this? Made popular Jun 19, 2008

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  • serif69, on 06/19/2008, -0/+3OMG People developed a specialized trait based on their environment! Thank you science!
  • polarbobbear, on 06/19/2008, -0/+1I might have before, but now I definitely won't.
  • DivineMonkey, on 06/19/2008, -2/+3Makes me wanna watch "Everest, Beyond the Limit" again, awesome show...Kinda makes me wanna become a climber =D
  • crazy0, on 06/19/2008, -1/+0if you cant take the sun, get off the planet....
  • inactive, on 06/19/2008, -4/+2OM NOM NOM NOM
  • ysss, on 06/19/2008, -3/+1Good stuff.

    "The finding might eventually help people who dwell at sea level. The inability of cells to access oxygen has been linked to multiple diseases including cancer, asthma, and Alzheimer's. Any connection between these conditions and PDP2 is speculative, Appenzeller admits, but he believes that "we can learn from this experiment of nature" in the mountains. "
  • KiwiMark, on 06/19/2008, -4/+1Good lord. This wins the award for the ***** thing to ever make front page.
  • evmi, on 06/19/2008, -4/+0Oh great news, maybe now i'll be able to climb Everest one day.
  • kelticrage, on 06/19/2008, -6/+0Please Digg http://digg.com/movies/Netflix_to_Cancel_Profiles

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