• Question: Do you think mutations such as Alexandrias Genesis are real?

    Asked by punymortals to Dave, Ed, Guido, Hugh, Stef on 17 Mar 2015.
    • Photo: Ed Rial

      Ed Rial answered on 17 Mar 2015:

      Hi puny mortals

      I had to look up Alexandria’s genesis, but having read up on it I’m afraid that no, I don’t think that mutations like that are real. 🙁

      Ed

    • Photo: Hugh Harvey

      Hugh Harvey answered on 19 Mar 2015:

      In order for a mutation to have a real effect like that it needs to be very very very random and lucky. Most mutations actually do bad things to our DNA (like cause cancer, or a disability). It’s only a one-in-a-billion mutation that can have a positive effect, and it will only get passed on to other generations if it doesn’t harm the person it arises in.

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