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Comment Re:Well that's odd (Score 1) 21

I stopped buying from Amazon a year ago and switched to eBay.
Just about everything is cheaper on eBay... sometimes a lot cheaper... and most of the time have free shipping and returns.
I've also found that eBay sellers are very eager to ensure you are satisfied with the purchase. Good support. They are mostly small businesses.

Comment Re:Anyone who reads (Score 1) 70

All you have to do is look at population response to infectious diseases to see the change.
The plague, smallpox, etc. all provided a mechanism to select for people who has some resistance and kill of those who didn't.
Also, mutations to genes are happening all the time. Most have no consequence but a few provide some advantage or disadvantage to the organism and are selectively enhanced or discouraged.

Comment Go Vegan and Nobody Gets Hurt (Score 1, Interesting) 87

Rather than thinking of better ways to raise more beef, it would better to reduce beef consumption.
Industrial beef production uses 70% of agricultural land for feed, pasture, water, etc. including lots of chemical inputs and massive amounts of CO2 produced by the cattle and the all of the agricultural activity.

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