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Israeli Men Less Fertile Now Than a Decade Ago

Scientists at Hadassa hospital in Jersualem have found that Israeli men are 40% less fertile than they were a decade ago. By comparing sperm samples deposited at sperm bank between 2004 and 2008 with samples from deposits made in the late 1990s, the researchers found that the more recent samples contained 40% fewer sperm cells than the samples taken a decade earlier. The culprit may be higher concentrations of estrogen, the female sex hormone which is also used to make some types of birth control. "It seems that the cause of the change is an increased concentration of estrogen in the water supply," said lead researcher Ronit Haimov-Kochman. "The soil is saturated with estrogen and fruit or vegetables grown in it are also contaminated." Two years ago, biologists found that male fish in Israeli stream had begun to develop female characteristics as a result of estrogen exposure. Sounds like these weren't the only little swimmers to be affected.

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Some good news for a change!

In a couple more decades, no more Jews being born!

Good news?

No more Jews being born? But then there may be no more great comedians, great scientists and other assorted brilliant minds (outside Asia) to lead the ignorant masses. And if you know anything you know people need direction as most are too ignorant to have an original thought. No matter, humans will soon be supplanted by "artificial" intelligence and then there will be no more humans being born at all. So who will eat all those cows? No one! Yea cows!

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May 12th, 2009
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Tim McElreavy is the Managing Editor of CarnalNation. He has been a writer, editor, and communications manager for nearly twenty years. He holds a master's degree in art and art history from Tufts University and did additional graduate work in modern and contemporary art at Stanford University. He is adept at herding cats, big black dogs, writers, and recovering engineers. His other favorite play thing is language.