Incest is genetically dangerous due to inbreeding, which can create deleterious mutations. — Whalespan
Incest is genetically dangerous due to inbreeding, which can create deleterious mutations.
⚠ High risk
The headline is broadly defensible, but the qualifications matter. Effect sizes vary by population, the strongest claims rest on shorter trials, and credible voices push back on how it's typically framed.
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High-risk intervention — consult a physician before acting.Drug-drug interactions, dose-dependence, and screening contraindications apply.
“But there's one particular word in the English and presumably Israeli language that ought to evoke disgust, and that's incest, because incest is actually not just disgusting as a practice, but it's dangerous genetically, right? Because of inbreeding, it creates a deleterious mutation.”