Sunday The gene theory holds that the greater the number of genes, the greater the evolutionary progress and survival potential. Scientists went on to work out that humans have 25,000 genes. Then they discovered that rice has 46,000 genes. Given water, rice will survive forever. Without doubt, humans are smarter than plants, so why is it that they are less survival … [Read more...]
All Quiet on the Metals Front
Wednesday I wandered into one of my favourite Gold outlets last week. I was last there about twelve months ago and the place, as always, was packed. It has a smallish reception/counter area and on that last visit there were about ten customers milling around. The sales people had a rushed and harried air about them. Last week? It was afternoon and I checked the time. … [Read more...]