Use It, Or Lose It--Even Eyes

"At some point back in deep time, a group of fish were washed into a limestone cave somewhere in northeastern Mexico," reports the Guardian. "With no way out and little more than bat droppings to eat, the fish began to adapt to their new troglodytic lifestyle. Unable to see other members of their group in the dark, they lost their colourful pigmentation. Then they lost their eyesight, their eyes gradually got smaller, and then disappeared altogether.This was accompanied by a dramatic reduction in the size of the brain’s visual system." Read more.

More Optical Diplomacy According to WikiLeak Documents

AllHeadlineNews  is reporting that "Venezuela is offering free eye care to Mexican peasants in a program that appears to double as a means of political indoctrination, according to the latest Wikileaks releases. The program, called Operation Miracle, concerns both Mexican and U.S. diplomats. The Wikileaks document dated October 2008 describes a meeting between diplomats during which they discussed the possibility that low-income Mexicans might return from their medical care in Venezuela to participate in political protests and other disruptions."