In Lice, Clues to Human Origin and Attire

NY Times ^ | March 8, 2007 | NICHOLAS WADE

[neverdem]

One of the more embarrassing mysteries of human evolution is that people are host to no fewer than three kinds of louse while most species have just one.

Even bleaker for the human reputation, the pubic louse, which gets its dates and residence-swapping opportunities when its hosts are locked in intimate embrace, does not seem to be a true native of the human body. Its closest relative is the gorilla louse. (Don’t even think about it.)

Louse specialists now seem at last to have solved the question of how people came by their superabundance of fellow travelers. And in doing so they have shed light on the two major turning points in the history of fashion: when people lost their body hair, and when they first made clothing.

Three kinds of louse call Homo sapiens their home, but each occupies a different niche on the human body. The head louse, Pediculus humanus, lives in the forest of fine hairs on the scalp. Its cousin, the body louse, lives not on the skin but in clothes. And the exclusive territory of the pubic louse, Phthirus pubis, is the coarser hairs of the crotch.

Lice are intimately adapted to their hosts and cannot long survive away from the body’s blood and warmth. If their host evolves into two species, the lice will do likewise. So biologists have long been puzzled over the fact that the human head louse is a sister species to the chimpanzee louse, but the pubic louse is closely related to the gorilla louse.

By comparing louse DNA, a team led by David L. Reed of the University of Florida has now reconstructed how this strange situation probably came about. Dr. Reed’s team collected pubic lice from a public health clinic in Salt Lake City. Samples of gorilla lice...

[Elsie]

I guess them KJV interpreters were a wild and crazy bunch!

 

 

-- King James
Job 39:9  Will the unicorn be willing to serve thee, or abide by thy crib?

 

-- American Standard
Job 39:9  Will the wild-ox be content to serve thee? Or will he abide by thy crib?

 

-- New International
Job 39:9  "Will the wild ox consent to serve you? Will he stay by your manger at night?

 

-- Romanized
Job 39:9  hayo'beh reeym `aabdekaa 'im-yaaliyn `al-'abuucekaa.

 

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-- King James
Numbers 23:22  God brought them out of Egypt; he hath as it were the strength of an unicorn.

 

-- American Standard
Numbers 23:22  God bringeth them forth out of Egypt; He hath as it were the strength of the wild-ox.

 

-- New International
Numbers 23:22  God brought them out of Egypt; they have the strength of a wild ox.

 

-- Romanized
Numbers 23:22  'Eel mowtsiy'aam mimitsraayim ktow`apot r'eem low

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-- King James
Numbers 24:8  God brought him forth out of Egypt; he hath as it were the strength of an unicorn: he shall eat up the nations his enemies, and shall break their bones, and pierce them through with his arrows.

 

-- American Standard
Numbers 24:8  God bringeth him forth out of Egypt; He hath as it were the strength of the wild-ox: He shall eat up the nations his adversaries, And shall break their bones in pieces, And smite them through with his arrows.

 

-- New International
Numbers 24:8  "God brought them out of Egypt; they have the strength of a wild ox. They devour hostile nations and break their bones in pieces; with their arrows they pierce them.

 

-- Romanized
Numbers 24:8  'Eel mowtsiy'ow mimitsrayim ktow`apot r'eem low yo'kal gowyim tsaaraayw w`atsmoteeyhem ygaareem wxitsaayw yimxaats

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-- King James
Deuteronomy 33:17  His glory is like the firstling of his bullock, and his horns are like the horns of unicorns: with them he shall push the people together to the ends of the earth: and they are the ten thousands of Ephraim, and they are the thousands of Manasseh.

 

-- American Standard
Deuteronomy 33:17  The firstling of his herd, majesty is his; And his horns are the horns of the wild-ox: With them he shall push the peoples all of them, even the ends of the earth: And they are the ten thousands of Ephraim, And they are the thousands of Manasseh.

 

-- New International
Deuteronomy 33:17  In majesty he is like a firstborn bull; his horns are the horns of a wild ox. With them he will gore the nations, even those at the ends of the earth. Such are the ten thousands of Ephraim; such are the thousands of Manasseh."

 

-- Romanized
Deuteronomy 33:17  bkowr showrow haadaar low wqarneey r'eem qarnaayw baahem `amiym ynagax yaxdaaw 'apceey-'aarets wheem ribbowt 'eprayim wheem 'alpeey mnasheh

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-- King James
Job 39:10  Canst thou bind the unicorn with his band in the furrow? or will he harrow the valleys after thee?

 

-- American Standard
Job 39:10  Canst thou bind the wild-ox with his band in the furrow? Or will he harrow the valleys after thee?

 

-- New International
Job 39:10  Can you hold him to the furrow with a harness? Will he till the valleys behind you?

 

-- Romanized
Job 39:10  hatiqshaar-reeym btelem `abotow 'im-ysadeed `amaaqiym 'axareykaa.

 

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-- King James
Psalms 22:21  Save me from the lion's mouth: for thou hast heard me from the horns of the unicorns.

 

-- American Standard
Psalms 22:21  Save me from the lion's mouth; Yea, from the horns of the wild-oxen thou hast answered me.

 

-- New International
Psalms 22:21  Rescue me from the mouth of the lions; save  me from the horns of the wild oxen.

 

-- Romanized
Psalms 22:21  #(22:22 in Heb.) howshiy`eeniy mipiy 'aryeeh uumiqarneey reemiym `aniytaaniy.

 

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-- King James
Psalms 29:6  He maketh them also to skip like a calf; Lebanon and Sirion like a young unicorn.

 

-- American Standard
Psalms 29:6  He maketh them also to skip like a calf; Lebanon and Sirion like a young wild-ox.

 

-- New International
Psalms 29:6  He makes Lebanon skip like a calf, Sirion  like a young wild ox.

 

-- Romanized
Psalms 29:6  wayarqiydeem kmow-`eegel lbaanown wsiryon kmow ben-r'eemiym.

 

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-- King James
Psalms 92:10  But my horn shalt thou exalt like the horn of an unicorn: I shall be anointed with fresh oil.

 

-- American Standard
Psalms 92:10  But my horn hast thou exalted like the horn of the wild-ox: I am anointed with fresh oil.

 

-- New International
Psalms 92:10  You have exalted my horn like that of a wild ox; fine oils have been poured upon me.

 

-- Romanized
Psalms 92:10  #(92:11 in Heb.) wataarem kir'eeym qarniy balotiy bshemen ra`anaan.

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-- King James
Isaiah 34:7  And the unicorns shall come down with them, and the bullocks with the bulls; and their land shall be soaked with blood, and their dust made fat with fatness.

 

-- American Standard
Isaiah 34:7  And the wild-oxen shall come down with them, and the bullocks with the bulls: and their land shall be drunken with blood, and their dust made fat with fatness.

 

-- New International
Isaiah 34:7  And the wild oxen will fall with them, the bull calves and the great bulls. Their land will be drenched with blood, and the dust will be soaked with fat.

 

-- Romanized
Isaiah 34:7  wyaarduu r'eemiym `imaam uupaariym `im-'abiyriym wriwtaah 'artsaam midaam wa`apaaraam meexeeleb ydushaan.

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-- King James
Isaiah 34:7  And the unicorns shall come down with them, and the bullocks with the bulls; and their land shall be soaked with blood, and their dust made fat with fatness.

 

-- American Standard
Isaiah 34:7  And the wild-oxen shall come down with them, and the bullocks with the bulls: and their land shall be drunken with blood, and their dust made fat with fatness.

 

-- New International
Isaiah 34:7  And the wild oxen will fall with them, the bull calves and the great bulls. Their land will be drenched with blood, and the dust will be soaked with fat.

 

-- Romanized
Isaiah 34:7  wyaarduu r'eemiym `imaam uupaariym `im-'abiyriym wriwtaah 'artsaam midaam wa`apaaraam meexeeleb ydushaan.

 

 

[andysandmikesmom]

Thanks Elsie...you have made my point, better than I could have...what I notice that it is the KJV of the Bible that uses the word 'unicorn'...all the other Bibles use a different word, wild-ox or wild-oxen..

Now, I have had some folks tell me, that the really only acceptable translation of the Bible, is the KJV, and they also have told me, that when the KJV Bible was put together, those men were under the direct divine inspiration, and that every word, every phrase, even every comma, and period, and every point of punctuation was put there under direct divine inspiration...meaning that nothing in the KJV could be mistakenly translated..that every word means exactly what it says...

So, if one adheres to the notion, that the KJV is the only
Bible that is acceptable for study, and if one further goes on to state the the KJV is absolutely correct in every word, phrase and punctuation, and that everything must be read literally as is, then how does on explain the 'unicorns'...

This seems to come down to saying, that 'unicorns' are for real, that they really do/did exist, because after all the KJV of the Bible, could not be mistaken, and the word should stand for what it is...and I have heard people argue for this very fact...I have not heard this on FR, but there are many other websites on the net, and some dedicated to strict adherence to the KJV and to the literal translation of every word, and on one of those sites, there really was a discussion, with people saying that 'unicorns' really did exist because the KJV Bible says so...

Well, then, either the KJV translators were mistaken when using the word unicorn, or unicorns really did exist...I guess it all depends on how one wants to look at this....and how important is it, that one insist on using only the KJV?

Your post shows this, quite well...so thanks...

[Tailback]

I remember reading a book a few years ago about USMC Boot Camp and one of the things that had happened to that training platoon was a case of crabs spread at the rifle range.

That's actually VERY common. My basic training company had a platoon (3rd) where they almost all got crabs from the latrines and porta-potties. (Those a-holes in 3rd platoon deserved it) Then many years later my National Guard unit had crabs spread around during annual training, once again with porta-potties. Try explaining to your wife why your nether regions are shaved bald after annual training! It can get interesting.

[sully777]

If put aside nearly 10,000 conflicting-bickering-sometimes hostile sects of christianity in the USA alone (more elsewhere with many conflicting sects in Judaism and Mohammedism) and putting aside the false translations, redacted translations, conflicting accounts, outright historical inaccuracies, constant bickering over canon in both old testaments-intererum year texts-and new tesatments--put that aside for a moment: Think about the animals translated from the "unknown" Hebrew, Aramaic, Greek, and Latin words (some sects reject the Latin because its Catholic while others reject the Hebrew because its Jewish) for the mysterious Leviathan (fire breathing and non fire breathing no less), the fiery serpant of Moses, the absurd detailed breeding habits of the ostrich, the use of the term Orion's Belt in Job (a book attributed to the time of Abraham by many "scholars") when Orion was a diety in a much later foreign religion, the sea serpant that kills sinners in the deepest depths of the sea, the four legged birds, dragons, whales that swallow humans, snakes on Malta, poisonous snakes found on Malta, the catch-all "creaping things" described by an all-knowing God, the famous fowl called a bat, earthquakes from sin that shake the world out of its foundations, firmaments miles away not light years, the physics of 100 lb hailstones hitting the earth in such mass quantities that are reserved in a vault in heaven (with survivors no less in an unaffected atmosphere), the mythos of a flat earth, stars following wise men, mustard herbs becoming trees strong enough to hold birds nests, mustard seeds claimed as the smallest seed, and of course the moon giving light before the sun is made days AFTER plants grow on the earth...it's utterly fascinating. And it's the real truth.

Mom, this is the true ID science of creation. Do not argue. Do not think. Accept. And become ye holy as God is holy. For God lies not nor cannot lie but gives strong lies to those that deny His truth.

[sully777]

BTW, funny thng about grammar and punctuation marks...

All texts were devoid of such things prior to Medievel literature. Since the Bible was reportedly written several thousand years ago, it would be wise for people to think about the curse God's servants put on the Bible that says:

Whoever takes away anything from the Bible their names will be removed from "The Book of Life" and anyone that adds anything to the Bible will receive the additional plagues reserved for really really bad people like Gog, Magog, and those poor Amalakites that God judged long ago will never be given mercy even though He also said He delays His coming that all may be given mercy and saved.

Just a FYI on grammar and another lesson in godly wisdom that is far superior than logic and our limited reasoning abilities.

[andysandmikesmom]

I did once go through this with someone, who took the stand that only the KJV of the Bible, should be acceptable to any true upstanding Christian...I said, well, how did those who put together the KJV Bible decide where to put the punctuation since it was not there to begin with...Oh, I was assured, all those who put together the KJV of the Bible, were operating under direct divine inspiration, and that they could not ever have been mistaken about even the smallest thing such as a period or a comma...God somehow told them where to put all those commas and periods...so I ask again, did God tell those who put together the KJV that 'unicorns' were real?

Some one else once tried to assert that the Bible was actually originally written English, but then thats another story altogether...

[andysandmikesmom]

Your list in your post #44 gives one quite a list of things to ponder...thank you, Rev. Sully

[Elsie]

Yup, them KJV only folks have made an IDOL out of the translation.

It should be obvious to anyone with an ounce of sense that the ONLY way to understand 'scripture' is to read it in the ORIGINAL language!

(Pity the poor Spainard, Frank, German, Italian, Korean or Hindu that cannot read the ENGLISH language KJV!)

I'm sure glad there are many folks who HAVE desired to know the facts from the original languages.

Even more, the one's of that group who want to let the REST of us in on what they mean by giving us (no doubt to the best of their abilities) what the old languages are saying, but putting it into something I can understand.

(Listen in to a bunch of our teenagers talking amongst themselves some time. WE need an 'interpreter' for that!! ;^)

[Elsie]

Mom, this is the true ID science of creation. Do not argue. Do not think. Accept. And become ye holy as God is holy. For God lies not nor cannot lie but gives strong lies to those that deny His truth.

So, in your opinion, is there a GOD?

[eeriegeno]

'thinking about gettin' the gasoline, icepick and matches out.

Pack the area with dry ice twenty minutes before starting the fire. It weakens them, they can't run as fast, and are better targets for the ice pick!!!!

[andysandmikesmom]

Well, Elsie, very often you and I dont agree on many issues, but on this issue of demanding that one must use only the KJV of the Bible, I am in complete agreement with you...

I also agree with you about the teenagers...tho my younger son is now 32, I rarely understand what he is talking about, when he decides to talk to me about his job(hes an engineer)....at that point, I just roll my eyes, and say, as long as you are good at what you do, and are happy doing it, and you make a fine living, dont give me the details, as I dont understand a word of what you are saying(I guess at that point, having an 'interpreter' would be handy)

Anyway, glad to see that you are open enough to allow for the ability of versions of the Bible, other than the KJV, to be totally acceptable...I will admit, I had you pegged as a KJV only, and I am very glad to find out that I was wrong...

[Elsie]

I will admit, I had you pegged as a KJV only, and I am very glad to find out that I was wrong...

Aha! You've just said you don't read my posts very closely!!

;^)

MOST of my Scriptures come from the New International Version (NIV). My headbone memory bank tends to remember a lot of KJV stuff from my youth that I memorized. (I think the NIV came in around 69-73 time frame, so I've daated myself.)

I usually leave the NIV (or ANY version) in front of the verse that I'm posting so folks won't have to look it up.

I also tend to always post the verses about which I am speaking instead of just the reference numbers. (No need for folks to look them up on their own - If I do the work, I get to refresh my memory at the same time!)

[Elsie]

MOST of my Scriptures come from the New International Version (NIV). My headbone memory bank tends to remember a lot of KJV stuff from my youth that I memorized. (I think the NIV came in around 69-73 time frame, so I've daated myself.)

I usually leave the NIV (or ANY version) in front of the verse that I'm posting so folks won't have to look it up.

(See post #30 - this thread)

[hosepipe]

Are democrats political LICE?...
Does Uncle Sam have the CRABS?..
Ewwwwwwwe....

[andysandmikesmom]

Now, Now, Elsie, dont jump to conclusions, that I dont read your posts very closely...I read your posts, I just dont pay attention to which version of the Bible you are using....there is a difference, you know...

[Elsie]

Now, Now, Elsie, dont jump to conclusions, that I dont read your posts very closely...I read your posts, I just dont pay attention to which version of the Bible you are using....there is a difference, you know...

 

 

O k ....  ;^)

[SunkenCiv]

Why Humans and Their Fur Parted Ways
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http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/967519/posts

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http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1797237/posts

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http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1966182/posts

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