DECIDOUS TEETH STRIKE AGAIN!!!

Lead levels in deciduous teeth of urban and suburban American children.
Needleman HL, Tuncay OC, Shapiro IM.

Nature. 1972 Jan 14;235(5333):111-2.

Why is this cool?

 Every time you fill up your car with gas, you fill it with unleaded gas. When asked what unleaded means, you responded:

"It means that lead has not been added."

"Why is lead such a big deal?" 

"Well, one it is bad for the environment and it harmful to children's development."

 Today's paper is the one that showed that the presence of lead in the teeth of American children was correlated with lower scores on IQ, behavioral, and emotional tests. How did he show that? He collected a ton of teeth. The analyzed the teeth for lead content and then performed the aforementioned tests. He also carried out a follow up examination some years later, maybe I should present that one some time.

 I think this paper is an epic paper because, much like the strontium-90 in baby teeth, this it shows that human action is leading to a decline in human abilities. The action here being burning fossil fuels that have lead added to them and the human abilities being intelligence, emotion, and behavior. Now, I haven't read the paper, but when I see the word urban I immediately think poor. With decreased intelligence and emotion, the poor are guaranteed to remain poor. Then the poor will have to work forever. When industry moves underground, they will have to move as well. This will exacerbate the loss of intelligence and, ultimately, individuality! They will be the ALPHA PRIMITIVES!!

 The Alphas were cloned to be slave workers, although humans exposed to the Xerogen mists can turn humans into an Alpha. The Alphas work in the GREATEST CITY IN THE UNIVERSE: ATTILAN!!

 Attilan is the home of the INHUMANS!! The Inhumans were created by the Kree to be weapons. Each Inhuman has a unique genetic makeup and upon exposure to the Terrigen mists they realize that genetic potential! Each Inhuman is its own species!

From left to right: Triton, Gorgon, Karnak, Black Bolt, Medusa, and Crystal.