> The reason why the Aussie Evos were so surprised is
> because there expectation was refuted by reality.
Reading the good doctor’s actual words, instead of her words cherry picked and misinterpreted, would definitely give you a different view.
The basic toolkit of a milk bearing tetrapod with fur is there, but the idea that the kangaroo is “more like” or “as much like” humans as chimps are is ludicrous. In fact, they’re more dissimilar than any placental mammals, such as mice.
“There are a few differences, we have a few more of this, a few less of that, but they are the same genes and a lot of them are in the same order.
“Which really surprised us, we thought they’d be completely scrambled, but they’re not, there’s great chunks of the human genome which is sitting right there in the kangaroo genome.’’
http://www.news.com.au/story/0,27574,24669539-29277,00.html