Scientists Vie To Break Junk DNA's Secret Code

The Telegraph (UK) ^ | Roger Highfield

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Scientists vie to break junk DNA's secret code

By Roger Highfield, Science Editor
(Filed: 06/10/2003)

Huge tracts of human DNA, previously written off as meaningless junk, have been found to contain a hitherto unrecognised "genetic grammar", making the language of our genes much more complex than previously thought.

The discovery is of potentially huge significance, since it could lead to an entirely new explanation for certain diseases and symptoms. A race is now on among teams of scientists worldwide to investigate this cryptic code.

While the genetic recipe of a human being is spelt out with three billion letters of DNA code, only about two per cent of these correspond to the genes - the DNA that describes the proteins that build and operate bodies.

In the latest issue of the journal Science, Prof Stylianos Antonarakis of the University of Geneva Medical School, Dr Ewen Kirkness of the Institute of Genomic Research, Maryland, and colleagues have reported compelling evidence that up to three per cent of our genetic material has a crucial role that is not understood.

They made the unexpected discovery that some DNA regions of humans, dogs and species as distant as elephant and wallaby are nearly identical. These regions of what were once called junk have been dubbed "conserved non-genic sequences", or CNGs, a reference to how they are not conventional genes.

Prof Antonarakis said: "I suspect that mutations in CNGs may contribute to numerous genetic disorders." Defects in CNGs could result in illness while the symptoms of Down's syndrome, caused by an extra copy of a chromosome, might be linked to the presence of additional CNGs.

"Many laboratories are now working on identifying pathogenic mutations," he said.

[RightWingNilla]

It's not an insult. When you can show that death is life, then it will not be silly, until then it is silly.

Silly is when someone jumps in the middle of the conversation having no idea what it is about.

Why on earth did you thing VA's article on HeLa cells had anything to do with "proving" evolution? Go back and read through the thread.

[Doctor Stochastic]

Isn't "non-Christian conservative" an oxymoron?

I assume by this you are trying to run off conservative Jews. It's an interesting tactic.

[Ogmios]

That was an amazing article, what the heck kind of tumor cells are these, the article said that if they weren't controlled they could take over the world, I found that incredible.

And these cells were so strong that they were able to take over other cultures across rooms, through the air, on peoples fingers etc. This is one scary cell.

Thanks for the link.

[Doctor Stochastic]

The various modes of worship, which prevailed in the Roman
World, were all considered by the people as equally true;
by the philosopher, as equally false; and by the magistrate,
as equally useful.
- Edward Gibbon (1737-1794)

Plus ça change, plus c'est la même chose.
- Alphonse Karr (1808-1890)

[Doctor Stochastic]

He also pointed out that Jacqueline Susanne looked like a truck driver in drag. (I heard him say that on the Tonight Show between 1963 and 1972, I don't remember the year or day.)

To be fair, Truman Caopte is the only guy included in the Swinging Chicks of the 60s (and Jacqueline Susanne is the oldest.)

[Doctor Stochastic]

Nice article.

[Doctor Stochastic]

There does some to be a lack of sequitur in the blue responses.

[gore3000]

Silly is when someone jumps in the middle of the conversation having no idea what it is about.

It is you who said the following, so do not play those silly games.

Yes malignant cancer is definite proof of evolution. Care to refute it?

697 posted on 10/10/2003 7:48 PM PDT by RightWingNilla

Evolutionists constantly give as proof of their theory that hideous illnesses, and mutations are proof of evolution. In fact it can almost be called 'central evidence' to the theory of evolution which claims that killing is the agency of creation.

[RightWingNilla]

It is you who said the following, so do not play those silly games.

I thought it was a strikingly blunt example of sarcasm.

[RightWingNilla]

There does some to be a lack of sequitur in the blue responses.

Maybe we can reengineer those old 3D glasses from the 50's to have two blue lenses for reading the crevo threads.

[NewLand]

Nobody's "gone." Nobody "left." Nobody "disengaged." ...

In case you didn't notice, there are approx 100,000 people on this forum. If you ever bothered to venture elsewhere and talk with other conservatives in threads that advance the cause of conservatism, for which this site is designed, you will find many, many, many FReepers who have left and disengaged from this cesspool in the smokey backroom.

I hold my nose and come in here once in a while to try and rescue lurkers and regulars. You and your PHriends can stay here in the stench of your home brewed pseudo-science.

[NewLand]

Just Enjoying Science Under Scrutiny … placemarker

[Boiler Plate]

Oggy,
You keep yapping about proof and facts, but as a person goes backs and looks at your posts all there is your opinions. Your mission is not to debate on a intellectual level but simply to engage in philosophical mewings about the evil "Holy Warriors" and how righteous your crusade is against them. You haven't brought anything of value at all to this discussion. Period. You claim that gore3000's "generalities" destroy his creadibility but that is all you have talked in since you got here. Case in point.

"There are no facts in science"

"God can not be a causation in science"

Talk about generalities! Give it a rest. Try and start laying down your case in your own words instead of running to Mr Google search.

Best Regards,
Boiler Plate

[gore3000]

I thought it was a strikingly blunt example of sarcasm.

Coming from an evolutionist it is not because the theory is based on death being the agency for creation.

[js1138]

[PatrickHenry]

This month, I celebrate four suspension-free years on FreeRepublic.

PatrickHenry
Defending freedom, truth, reason, the American Consitution, and Western civilization against the ever-present evils of socialism, theocracy, all other irrational belief systems, and plain old ignorance, regardless of your age, race, religion, national origin, physical handicap, marital status, intellectual capacity, or the configuration of your genitalia.

[balrog666]

Congratulations!

I think I'm going on about a month now.

[Ogmios]

LOL, if it were only true, I have yet to see any scrutiny at all.

[Ogmios]

Sorry BoilerPlate, I will not work that way, if I can't back up what I say, with some other authority, then I probably shouldn't say it.

I have yet to see a link from you backing up your position. I see lots and lots of opinion, but no links or any authority to back it up.

When someone states something you ask for a source, when you get a source, you want a personal opinion.

Will you please make up your mind?

Thanks and regards,

Ogmios

[Ogmios]

Congratulations Patrick Henry, happy anniversary.