A Mars Colony Needs Just 22 People to Survive, Simulation Suggests

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I remember reading somewhere it was around 500-1000 for a sustainable human colony to begin. Did we get better at avoiding Hapsburg Jaws?
I think that number comes from long term genetic diversity issues. Some rule in biology about inbreeding depression came up with it