http://ask.metafilter.com/tags/re-population Questions tagged with 're-population' at Ask MetaFilter. Mon, 13 Nov 2006 15:48:17 -0800 Mon, 13 Nov 2006 15:48:17 -0800 en-us http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 60 http://ask.metafilter.com/50835/Oops%2DI%2Ddestroyed%2Dthe%2Dworldagain So...let's say that some freak nuclear accident (or, in our current political climate, perhaps a purposeful nuclear attack) wipes out most of the world's population. How many people would have to survive to successfully re-populate the world? (more inside) Taking into account the fact that, at some point, inter-breeding would probably become a problem...how would this be avoided? How can the world be re-populated with a limited stock? Is this eventually not a problem? How does genetics play into this? tag:ask.metafilter.com,2006:site.50835 Mon, 13 Nov 2006 15:48:17 -0800 extinction genetics re-population AlliKat75