"Truth be told" about Chimp-Human DNA comparisons (1% difference a "myth")

Access Research Network ^ | July 2, 2007 | David Tyler

[jimfree]

Thanks for the inner beast pic Vaquero. Mrs. jimfree and I had a party for some friends recently - - took them to a performance of The Tempest" and then we went to our place and played the DVD Forbidden Planet. Great fun. "That is all."

[Greg F]

And those 20,000 protien coding genes and 37,000 microRNA’s are just happenstance. Boil lava, dirt and water, throw in thousands of meteor impacts, wait billions of years for them to form tens of thousands of genes and microRNA’s in a nice neat baby sized package, feed, clothe and change the diapers, and here we are! All grown up and no creator needed. Sort of like a paper and pencil writing out how to reproduce itself and then doing it, and throwing in the works of Shakespeare on the paper as well. All that is needed is enough time . . .

[Alamo-Girl]

Thanks for the information!

[SMARTY]

OK. Whatever you say. Feel better now?

[OB1kNOb]

What was Heston thinking! Yuck!!!

Ummm...probably, "Must remember, no frenching!"

[Alamo-Girl]

I'm sorry to hear of her difficulties and lift your daughter-in-law's sister up in prayer!

I think the math of genetic make-up will demonstrate that the combinations, permutations, and expressions of such genetic things goes far beyond a mere number count of genes.

I couldn't agree with you more, dear xzins!

[ZULU]

If you don’t believe in evolution, that is your prerogative.

But because I do, doesn’t make me a liberal - I’m farther to the right than most people on this forum. But I am also a biologist. The biological evidence that supports the theory that simpler life forms evolved into more complex life forms fills volumes of texts. No biologist ever suggested that humans evolved from monkeys. At least 100,000 of existence as a distinct species (Homo sapines) and millions of years of evolution as more primitive hominid ancestors separates us from our closest relatives, the anthropoid apes, and even more time from any common ancestor with a monkey. In sense, your comments about “oceans of blood” is accurate.

Biologists who try to prove that evolution indicates that we are the product of a series of fortuitous genetic “accidents”, and hence there is no Creator and no Divine Plan, are straying as far from science as theologians stray from theology when they infer the Bible is a reliable source of information on matters of science.
I believe in evolution, the Bible and God and have no problem reconciling those beliefs.

Theologians should stick to theology and scientists should leave theology to theologians.

[ElectricStrawberry]

Researchers are finding that on top of the 1% distinction, chunks of missing DNA, extra genes, altered connections in gene networks, and the very structure of chromosomes confound any quantification of "humanness" versus "chimpness."

This is an entirely misleading article. The claim is that there is a difference of 1% in the DNA SEQUENCE, not in the "genetics" or "chromosomes" or "genes"....so the entire argument is a big fat strawman. However, the article then goes on to note that "on top of the 1% distinction"....thereby showing that there still IS a 1% distinction.....in the DNA SEQUENCE. Thusly, the 1% is not a myth. It's fact, plain onle DNA-sequencer generated fact.

THEN, based on a calculation that I'd LOVE to see...he comes up with a "whopping 6.4%" number. Really....is a 6.4% "difference", considering all the parameters he looked at, REALLY a "whopping" number?

[Leftism is Mentally Deranged]

The arrogance of some people, to think that a difference of 1% in a measurement could possibly mean that there is a difference of 1% between the two species. Now it has been shown that the measurement was wrong. When will scientists finally try to find the truth, instead of trying to proving something?

[ZULU]

THAT’s a KEEPER!!!!

[SengirV]

Everyone’s a critic.

[SMARTY]

Whatever you say.

[tacticalogic]

Genomewise, humans and chimpanzees are quite similar.

[Coyoteman]

Evolutionists, environmentalists, and liberals in general lie as a matter of course.

That's a pretty sad and degrading thing to say about scientists who happen to study the theory of evolution.

And its also a lie.

[-YYZ-]

“Really, science isn’t that hard to understand.”

It’s not a matter of inability to understand, but unwillingness. Most people want to believe what they want to believe. That probably applies to most of us who believe in evolution, too.

[SengirV]

You made a joke, I followed with another joke. I don’t see the problem.

[fireforeffect]

I have read both Origin of the Species and The Descent of Man. My understanding of these works and other documents by Darwin created the opinion I posted.

Others have different opinions. Some agree with mine.

Speciation does not deny creation. Creation does not deny speciation. Whither the Dodo? Is the starting lineup at a NASCAR race the finishing lineup? Why are there Asians, Slavs, Europeans, Africans, etc.; when there were only Adam and Eve at the beginning? Who can know the mind of God?

[Hacksaw]

Congratulations. You have inspired your natural audience.

Why did you find it inspiring?

[doc30]

"Don’t know, don’t care. We are different and we are BETTER than monkeys. You ain’t going to talk me around that."

Best example of glorified, self imposed ignorance I've ever seen. Bet you think yur purdy smart with your skool edumication, too.

[SMARTY]

Ha! Whatever you say. Suit yourself.