Posted on 03/15/2015 12:54:43 PM PDT by SunkenCiv
Humans contain 'alien' genes not passed on from our ancestors, researchers have discovered.
The say we acquired essential 'foreign' genes from microorganisms co-habiting their environment in ancient times.
The study challenges conventional views that animal evolution relies solely on genes passed down through ancestral lines -- and says the process could still be going on.
Cambridge researchers say we acquired essential 'foreign' genes from microorganisms co-habiting their environment in ancient times.
Horizontal Gene Transfer
The transfer of genes between organisms living in the same environment is known as horizontal gene transfer (HGT).
It is well known in single-celled organisms and thought to be an important process that explains how quickly bacteria evolve, for example, resistance to antibiotics...
'This is the first study to show how widely horizontal gene transfer (HGT) occurs in animals, including humans, giving rise to tens or hundreds of active 'foreign' genes,' said lead author Alastair Crisp from the University of Cambridge.
'Surprisingly, far from being a rare occurrence, it appears that HGT has contributed to the evolution of many, perhaps all, animals and that the process is ongoing, meaning that we may need to re-evaluate how we think about evolution.'
...A number of genes, including the ABO blood group gene, were confirmed as having been acquired by vertebrates through HGT. The majority of the other genes were related to enzymes involved in metabolism.
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Would that be able to explain Valarie Jarrett? She does have a lizard alien face look.
Mamma !
Erich von Däniken please pick up the white phone.
Ferns and mushrooms nurtured in piles of BS.
LOL! Tsoukalos is a riot. So are Childress and Däniken. Good entertainment. :)
Do These Alien Genes make me look FAT?
For all those who are mesmerized by this heavenly creature and need to know her name, she’s Canadian Tricia Helfer.
Might be a better description.
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The Nephellium, the religious leaders Jesus Christ called “ a brood of vipers, a evil generation “ .
Goliath, the giants in the land in the book of numbers.
The bones, remains, skeletons of giants in the USA that was discovered and that George Washington and Abraham Lincoln wrote about.
The bones, remains , skeletons of giants found around the world.
Watch Trey Smith’s video on YouTube, the Nephellium.
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Worse. They turn you into a hipster.
NEVER!
I am an ugly biker, and dam proud of it! LOL!!!!!!!
There ain’t no hipster genes in my jeans!
Me neither! LOL!
However, I have MicMac and Inuit Genes.
And they DO make me look FAT!
Both of them caught it from Mister Bunny, and the less we know about that three-way relationship, the better.
;’)
Also Zecharia Sitchin. I have no clue if he knew what he was writing about, but it was interesting.
Classic!
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