Ethanol tolerance (was: Re: [tied] Glen, regarding...)

From: gvogar
Message: 26949
Date: 2003-11-07

--- In cybalist@yahoogroups.com, "Anthony Appleyard"
<a.appleyard@...> wrote:
> --- "gvogar" <gvogar@...> wrote:
> > There is apparent diference in myelin protein lipid composition.
> > ... I have in mind ethanol. This liquid is apparently less
> > toxic to Nordic population in Sweden or Finland while populations
> > of Asian origin are highly affected. ...
>
> And also there may be inherited characteristics that make some
people
> resistant to become addicted to alcohol.
>
> This variation may be caused by how much time there has been for
> natural selection since each population learned to make alcoholic
> drink.

On discovery channel there was film showing big African tree. The
tree gets obviously sweet fruits. Delicacy for elephant's giraffe and
monkeys.

But the fruits get somehow Bacchus ghost inside doubling the zoo
pleasure.
That was funny document; drunken brave elephants guarded the fiesta
zone against lions. Giraffe dancing poured more fruits to earth.
Lying, prostrate monkeys trying get on 4 legs to reach another
bottle.

So the answer for alcohol resistance gene spread may be 10 millions
years ago. I mean the time when the gene may be needed. When the gene
occurred it is another question.

And looking on elephant empting small pound it looks the other
animals and monkeys didn't get this gen. The hangover was certainly
elephant hangover.