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[QUOTE]Originally posted by MinutiaeMan: [QB] http://www.newscientist.com/news/news.jsp?id=ns99991936 Given how often "Star Trek" has dealt with the concept of small groups of colonists splitting off on their own and establishing enclosed communities, this is a very interesting article. The basic idea seems to fit what we've generally believed so far, that a certain number of people are needed to maintain genetic stability -- but I'd never have guessed that the number would be less than 200. I guess this is the kind of information that makes generational starships even more likely -- if a relatively "small" number of people (compared to the hundreds or thousands of people normally considered) can survive for such a long time, then maybe Trek isn't quite as "fantastic" as some people think. [/QB][/QUOTE]
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