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If hygiene in India helped create superior immunity, I think the same would hold true in China. Since it does not hold true in China, I would be surprised if hygiene related immunity were a key determinant in India.

I read an article (in Omni magazine, IIRC) years ago that discussed the possibility of germs targeted at racial or ethnic groups. It didn't seem like very good science, but it was still intriguing. The article focused on germs that would be especially deadly to certain groups. But a strategy using germs that would be especially harmless to certain groups would be equally effective.

I seem to recall a discussion just about 2 or 3 years ago regarding attempts at developing a race specific bioweapon. I think it was in reference to Israelis vs. Palestinians. The scientists quoted rejected the feasibility of such a proposal. They were saying something about there not being enough genetic variation among groups.

At any rate, it sounds pretty far-fetched to me.

>I read an article (in Omni magazine, IIRC) years ago that discussed the possibility of germs targeted at racial or ethnic groups. It didn't seem like very good science, but it was still intriguing. The article focused on germs that would be especially deadly to certain groups.

More than fifty years
ago [!] Mengele, along
with many other

"top researchers," did
extensive and well-funded
experiments on

twins at Nazi camps.
Their genetics "research" was
unbounded by things

like decency or
and standards or ethics.
All of their results

were confiscated
by the Russians or by us,
or became used as

strong barginning chips
by unrepetent Nazis
cutting post-war deals.

Either way, there was
a lot of detailed data
about genetics

available more
than two generations back.
Black op labs can make

a lot of progress
in the course of five decades...
Those who say they doubt

that SARS could target
population genetics
seem like people who

don't know much about
history, and don't know much
about the passion

many seemingly
"educated" people feel
for a "pure" bloodline...