Re: [OT] Short sci-fi story: The Lifeboat
I remember one story where the relocated population was too small to provide a stable base. The result was basically a return to a pre-caveman state then working their way forward again into a stable diverse genetic base.
I watch the science channel alot and I see where they tracked down a single group of men entering europe and then a volcano split them into the tribes which developed racial differences (Racial Eve). So I guess its possible that a very low number can work their way back out of the problems without dying off.
[ June 17, 2004, 18:53: Message edited by: Gandalf Parker ]
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