Genetic Gap Widens Between Humans and Chimps

Institute for Creation Research ^ | 1-21-2016 | Jeffrey P. Tomkins, Ph.D. *

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Genetic Gap Widens Between Humans and Chimps

by Jeffrey P. Tomkins, Ph.D. *

Increasingly, orphan genes defy evolution and support the Genesis account of creation. These genes are unique sets of coding sequences specific to particular creatures. This is a big problem for evolutionary ideas to explain. In a recent research report, scientists describe a new set of 1,307 orphan genes that are completely different between humans and chimpanzees.1

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ICR article image.

[El Cid]

Given the recent voting patterns, I'd have expected the Genetic Gap was 'tightening'.
'Give me my banana, and you'll have my vote. And if you don't ... well, I have something to throw your way...'

[C210N]

Genetic Gap Widens Between Humans and Chimps

Sounds very unfair.

What can we do about it? fund a MGTP... Massive Genetic Transfer Program?

[Robert A Cook PE]

Heck, given recent voting patterns, and the recent Muslim policies of Washington and Europe, I’d say the gap is widening. Yep. Apes are getting smarter.

[dmz]

Orphan genes, as the name implies, are found in no other type of creature and therefore have no evolutionary history. This finding is another key prediction of the creation model.

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The creation model? Genesis 1?

Totally silent on orphan genes.

[DoughtyOne]

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I like the way you think!

“Genetic Gap Widens”

“Women and minorities hardest hit...???”

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Cruz and Trump are busy destroying each other....

What choice does that leave me?

The ice cream man???

[El Cid]

LOL!
I did not consider that. I thought we were in the lead - but now that you mention it ... maybe not.

[KGeorge]

LOL Welll, you sure can’t tell it lately. I’m using ‘chimpout’ more than ever- & it’s not in reference to my dogs. My dogs are even acting better than some people.

[ConjunctionJunction]

Sounds very unfair.

What can we do about it? fund a MGTP... Massive Genetic Transfer Program?

Or perhaps a MGRP - Massive Genetic Redistribution Program.

[Gunpowder green]

Germany has the solution! Import a million jihadis every year, and that gap will tighten in no time flat.

[bert]

The genetic gap is not widening, the knowledge of the genomes is increasing

The genetic differences remain constant

[I want the USA back]

They are not “new genes”. They are newly-discovered genes. The gap didn’t widen with the discovery. Knowledge of the gap was revised with the discovery.
The reality was there before the scientists started their study.

[Boogieman]

“The creation model? Genesis 1?”

No the “creation model” is a hypothesis based on the narrative of Genesis 1, not simply Genesis 1 itself.

[DH]

Genetic Gap Widens Between Humans and Chimps

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Well, in some places it does not for the process actually is reversing.

CLM!

[equaviator]

They can see this as a developing pattern even though the time period for keeping such records is so short?

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Or, in other words, the generally accepted “settled science” was found to be ...

...WRONG.

Sometimes you just have to let a metaphor be...

... a metaphor.

[dmz]

It kind of defeats the goals of young earth Christianity to add things to the creation account that are not there in the Bible.

What I do find a little funny about the article is the notion of the similar genes that would be expected in different species due to their similar function.

That’s an evolution-based argument oft heard on this forum.

[Albion Wilde]

Speciesist! #chimplivesmatter!