'Perception' gene tracked humanity's evolution, scientists say

Eurekalert ^ | 14-Nov-2005 | David Bricker

[balrog666]

Well, they'll stone ya when you're trying to be so good,
They'll stone ya just a-like they said they would.
They'll stone ya when you're tryin' to go home.
Then they'll stone ya when you're there all alone.
But I would not feel so all alone,
Everybody must get stoned.
-Bob Dylan

[balrog666]

Bada-boom-bada-ping.

[js1138]

placemarker

[plain talk]

"Given its function, we believe regulation of this gene was likely important in the design of modern humans' mental capacity."

[Coyoteman]

===> Placemarker <===

[PatrickHenry]

gull durn! I just posted this! What are we going to do now? I've already pinged the list to mine.

[PatrickHenry]

You beat me by ten minutes. It's your call ...

[ClearCase_guy]

Sounds like someone ate of the Tree of Knowledge.

[concerned about politics]

our DNA differs from chimpanzees

Look everybody! They actually put something in this article that's not just a wild guess! "Science" is "evolving!" Awesome!

[ClearCase_guy]

protein implicated in the anticipation and experience of pain

To the woman he said: "I will intensify the pangs of your childbearing; in pain shall you bring forth children.

social attachment and bonding,

Yet your urge shall be for your husband, and he shall be your master."

as well as learning and memory.

Then the LORD God said: "See! The man has become like one of us, knowing what is good and what is bad!

[concerned about politics]

Good job. You've made a very straight forward, clear case, guy.

[VadeRetro]

So it turns out my pearls of wisdom are on the locked duplicate thread. What else is new?

[furball4paws]

Well, recast your pearls.

[VadeRetro]

I might catch swine flu.

Gotta go get my car inspected.

[furball4paws]

Since most of the differences between chimps and C-men is in non-coding parts of the DNA, this stuff fits in quite nicely.

[PatrickHenry]

Forgive the duplicate ping. The thread I pinged to before is locked, as a duplicate. This one was first by ten minutes.

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[Alamo-Girl]

Ok then. Thanks for reping!

[Junior]

That's "Tree of Knowledge of Good and Evil."

[concerned about politics]

Since most of the differences between chimps and C-men is in non-coding parts of the DNA, this stuff fits in quite nicely.

It also supports the idea of outside manipulation. This is a good case for ID.
The Bible described this over 2,000 years ago, long before man created science.

[adam_az]

"Given its function, we believe regulation of this gene was likely important in the design of modern humans' mental capacity."

All PRAISE the Flying Spaghetti Monster and His Noodly Appendage!