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Re: Adaption time for gatherers was: Neanderthal Neoteny
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Todd Moody <[log in to unmask]>
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Mon, 20 Jul 1998 07:21:57 -0400
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On Mon, 20 Jul 1998, Amadeus Schmidt wrote:

> Humans don't have the right gut equipment in the gut
> to kill parasites in the meat - like cats for ex.

I have read that this is the actual purpose of gastric HCl, which
is not to say that it is completely effective.  I believe
parasites would have been a common cause of death among
paleolithic people.

Todd Moody
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