The fuck soviet-hmm

    • Maoo [none/use name]@hexbear.net
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      5 months ago

      Alcohol is basically poison and there’s a lot of variation among humans globally as to how well our bodies metabolize it.

      Example: the “Asian flush” is real, a large minority of people of East Asian descent have a less effective variant of a protein involved in metabolizing alcohol so drinks make affected people feel warm, uncomfortable, even flushed pretty quickly.

      You might have something like this as well.

      • LaughingLion [any, any]@hexbear.net
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        5 months ago

        my ancestors were white af. polish and hungarian. and hairy like a goddamn bear

        its possible i have this gene but if its specific to asian people then idk how

        • Maoo [none/use name]@hexbear.net
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          That particular allele is most common in SE Asia and South China but can be found in lower frequencies elsewhere. It also has impacts even when a person is heterozygous, i.e. just has one copy of the less effective protein gene.

          But there are many ways to have variation in how a person metabolizes alcohol. You could even have your own fun new mutation!