Dale wrote: "In general, I feel that if one has reduced an interaction to only two forces, one has generally oversimplified, getting a result that is...
Thanks very much, Dale and Bob, for your dialogue on polarisation of thoughts and arguments, which I intend to take to heart, although I suspect that, like all...
Good (?) argument for upsetting whole applecart (Orangs have more in common with humans than chimps do) ...that include: concealed ovulation, male beard and...
Nice explanation for origin of Orangs vs Chimps as LCA theory: at: http://www.sciencebuff.org/orangutan_origins_of_theory.php The Piltdown Skull The orangutan...
A big fly in this ointment is that Pongo mitochondria do not work in cells with human nuclei, not even partially, nor do any mitochondria from any other...
... The link is wrong and points to another paper from 2004, which is related and should probably be read along side the other anyway. The correct link to the...
The URL didn't wrap on the copy emailed to me, at least. An addirional note: The genes involved apparently are identified, and three have undergone recent...
... produced ... the ... Well, that's a blow to the idea, of course, but, if I understood right, then such a change in the mitochondrial 'bdoobie-doos' would ...
I don't see anything in the abstract on the subject of orangutans. Is there any comparison to anything other than Pan in the full text? Dave ... From: Mikey...
Years ago I read a first hand rapport on the "rat people" in Pakistan, and from what was very detailed outlined the origin of these microcephalics is...
Predators Prefer To Hunt Small-brained Prey Predators such as leopards and chimpanzees consistently target smaller-brained prey less capable of escape,...
The story also claims the cap wouldn't work. It would just kill the child by forcing the brain to grow into the spinal column. Also, the condition is said to...
... The mitochondria themselves are best handled IMO as a set of saphrophitic bacterial species in their own right that have become permanently installed in...
There are similar reports of involving other recessive birth defects several which are quite tragic from Israeli Bedouins who also heavily practise first...
Thanks Mikey, this looks to be very interesting. It doesn't look as if there are either orangs or mitochondria dealt with in this paper from the abstract....
... The paper looks at the genetics of chimps and humans, so my post is a follow-up to Dale's. It reinforces the proof chimps are our closest relatives....
Dale - One paper on John Grehan's website that may be of interest to you is: Morphology vs Molecules by Jeffrey Schwartz (2006), (the originator of the orang...
... Schwartz authored a book called "Sudden Origins". It concerns hox genes in evolution and has been heavily criticised by geneticists. I take anything he...
... genes ... Well, I'm not at all sure that I understand more than the very basics of genetics, and I'm absolutely certain that I'm quite clueless about all...
Richard, let me recommend a very good book, Endless Forms Most Beautiful: The New Science of Evo Devo & the Making of the Animal Kingdom by Sean B. Carroll....
... Richard, The article by Jeffrey H Swartz (from The Encyclopedia of Anthropology 2006 ED by H James Birx) strikes me as a historical guideline for more of a...
... Many thanks for the suggestion, Maria. I've glanced through the reviews and it looks like a good investment regards Richard Oh and thanks for the...
... wrote: I think you've pretty much convinced me Dale, but it was a nice speculation while it lasted. Thanks also for the exposition on the Shwartz article-...
Spy pics reveal ancient settlements August 03, 2006 06:51pm Article from: AAP AUSTRALIAN researchers studying declassified spy satellite images have found ...
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