Re: [OT] Short sci-fi story: The Lifeboat
And the next major problem is gene/DNA diversity.
Because john's group excist of only 50 to 60 people (if I read it correctly) that is far to less for having an descent genepool to survive more then 4 or 5 generations before you start to get inbreeding.
I read somewhere (a long time ago) that you need at least 300 people to prevent the problem of inbreeding but I'm not an bioligist so if someone can fill me in please do so..........
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