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Hello, this is Morales on the BBC World Service, and I'm Ruth Alexander.

With the deaths of the actors, Jeffrey Holder and Richard Keel in recent weeks,

the world has lost two of the great villains from the James Bond films.

We considered them irreplaceable.

But then we had this email from a loyal listener.

I'm embarking on a career as a James Bond baddie,

and I want to make sure everything is carefully planned.

I'm under no illusions that Commander Bond will thwart my first efforts to take over the world,

but I'm keen to become a recurring character, and that's where you come in.

I intend to escape from Mr. Bond at the last minute and populate in Ireland or other planet, depending on budget.

However, I'm not clear how many men and how many women are needed to take with me

to ensure we don't have any issues with inbreeding in the population that might cause genetic disorders and the like.

So my question is, how many people do you need to create a new race of people?

If you're able to help out, I'd be happy to offer you a job as either a henchman or a victim, depending on your inclination.

Thanks, Ben Moody. I know, I'm working on the name.

So who should we get to answer that?

Well, we thought an evolutionary biologist we know. His name is Jan. Jan Wong.

Well, it's not that inbreeding creates genetic disorders.

What it is is that inbreeding exposes genetic disorders that are ready present in the population.

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