>According to another set of data, for the past 30
>years or so, conservatives -- particularly those of the
>right-wing red-state Christian strain -- have been
>out-breeding liberals by a margin of at least 20 percent, if not
>far more.
Not to worry. It will all even out.
>Mom's beef puts son's sperm count at stake
>
>By Thomas H. Maugh II
>Times Staff Writer
>
>March 28, 2007
>
>Men whose mothers ate a lot of beef during their pregnancy have a
>sperm count about 25% below normal and three times the normal risk
>of fertility problems, researchers reported Tuesday.
>
>The problem may be due to anabolic steroids used in the United
>States to fatten the cattle, Dr. Shanna H. Swan of the University of
>Rochester Medical Center reported in the journal Human Reproduction.
>It could also be due to pesticides and other environmental
>contaminants, she added.
>
>If the sperm deficit is related to the hormones in beef, Swan's
>findings may be "just the tip of the iceberg," wrote biologist
>Frederick vom Saal of the University of Missouri-Columbia in an
>editorial accompanying the paper.
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