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Subject: Re: Gut Flora Gene Transfer Idea - Response from author Mark Blumberg
From: Tom Hendricks
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Date: Tue, 14 Oct 2014 00:55 UTC
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From: tom-hendricks@att.net (Tom Hendricks)
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Subject: Re: Gut Flora Gene Transfer Idea - Response from author Mark Blumberg
Date: Mon, 13 Oct 2014 20:55:04 -0400 (EDT)
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Could an unconscious fear of infection be a driving force in human behavior? If so how did it evolve?
Could it also play a part in choosing a mate and sexual relations?

This article from Psychology Today suggests a strong unconscious fear of infection.
-your-social-life
Could sexual relations partly be to not only mix genes, but mix each others bacteria in a way that helps each support the good bacteria they have, defend against the bad that they have, and trade bacteria in a way that makes each more healthy and compatible with the other?

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From: tom-hendricks@att.net (Tom Hendricks)
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Subject: Re: Gut Flora Gene Transfer Idea - Response from author Mark Blumberg
Date: Thu, 16 Oct 2014 00:27:03 -0400 (EDT)
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On Monday, October 13, 2014 7:22:20 PM UTC-5, Tom Hendricks wrote:
> Could an unconscious fear of infection be a driving force in human behavior? If so how did it evolve?
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> Could it also play a part in choosing a mate and sexual relations?
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> This article from Psychology Today suggests a strong unconscious fear of infection.
-your-social-life>
> Could sexual relations partly be to not only mix genes, but mix each others bacteria in a way that helps each support the good bacteria they have, defend against the bad that they have, and trade bacteria in a way that makes each more healthy and compatible with the other?

You have a strong appeal for members of the opposite sex.

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Subject	Author
Re: Gut Flora Gene Transfer Idea - Response from author Mark Blumberg	Tom Hendricks
Re: Gut Flora Gene Transfer Idea - Response from author Mark Blumberg	Tom Hendricks