Hello~
I am an art student at the Rhode Island School of Design. Right now I am
working on a piece that is based on information I found in an article in the
Atlantic Monthly's March 2002 issue about America before Columbus. The
article covered many of the permaculture practices that the Amerindians
used, particularly in the Amazon. It also covered the many epidemics that
wiped out their population. I am particularly interested in a statement
about the South American population's immune system being different in that
it was unusually homogonous compared to other cultures.
If anybody knows more about this or anything to do with MHC types, I would
be greatly interested in knowing more. I am trying to create a diagram(s)
relating the homogenous MHC types in Amerindians and how it relates to the
Europeans they were encountering, as well as relating it to the cultural
differences between the two worlds.
I know this is tangental to the permaculture list, but any information or
help people could give me would be most appreciated!