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Topic: Sexy Yeast
rivka
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posted March 31, 2005 01:49 AM
quote: It's official: sex is good for you. Well, at least it's good for yeast. Link And the first person who dobies this with Sexy Beast owes me five bucks.
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ketchupqueen
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posted March 31, 2005 01:52 AM
*giggles* I just love the phrase "sexy yeast". And the fact that the reporter actually used it.
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Da_Goat
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posted March 31, 2005 01:54 AM
Whoa. This is like a dobie of a thread that doesn't yet exist.
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plaid
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posted March 31, 2005 01:54 AM
*Glad this isn't a thread about yeast infections*
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chel
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posted March 31, 2005 01:57 AM
Good job yeast! You came through for us.
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ketchupqueen
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posted March 31, 2005 02:00 AM
Yeah. 'Cause everyone knows there's a huge movement going on to switch from sexual to asexual reproduction.
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Book
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posted March 31, 2005 02:02 AM
Well... I guess I'm glad for the yeast, or something. I mean, they are responsible for the wonderful blessing of beer.
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aspectre
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posted March 31, 2005 02:17 AM
Alcohol lowers their inhibitions.
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Boris
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posted March 31, 2005 02:36 AM
quote: I mean, they are responsible for the wonderful blessing of beer. And beer is responsible for so much human sexual reproduction Go yeast. Okay, pun war starts here. Will anyone rise to the challenge?
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quidscribis
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posted March 31, 2005 03:25 AM
I don't think I'm up for it.
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Shigosei
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posted March 31, 2005 03:46 AM
Aw, come on! Not even a budding interest? This is no time to be sour, don't you know. But I guess we're crossing over into dangerous territory so I'm gonna find my ol' sis and be leaven.
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The Rabbit
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posted March 31, 2005 01:29 PM
To be more accurate, Sex isn't good for you it's good for your kids, or to be completely correct it's good for a yeast cells kids.
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ketchupqueen
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posted March 31, 2005 01:30 PM
It's good for you because your genes continue to be propogated.
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beverly
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posted March 31, 2005 01:52 PM
I'm amused that this made news. I thought it was obvious that sexual reproduction is superior because the random mixing of genes allows for certain combinations that have unforseen advantage. It allows creativity to enter an otherwise too-stable situation. After all, we see that in computer models. I think the whole article was written just so they could use the phrase "sexy yeast".
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