... Note, this is potentially very important, when considering the implications of gross genetic differences between humans (what they've decided to call, CNV,...
Oops, 1993. ... transcription is discussed in an old -1973 or so- copy of Klug and Cummings I got at the thrift store, and also alternate splicing. I think...
... Here's something else that ties into the issue of CNV, degrees of human variation, and the hypothetical age of the human LCA population. There may be a...
Hi John, That's what I understand... But now they have a better view of it, and the percentage estimate (of genes that can produce multiple products) is...
http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2008-11/amon-dbh103008.php Death by hyperdisease How DNA detective work explains the extinction of Christmas Island's ...
The documentary is accessible here: http://www.abc.net.au/tv/documentaries/interactive/hobbit/ I found the above link on the Afarensis blog, which has an entry...
A Rant about Non-Geek Geek Reporting Mike Brotherton -- Hard SF Writer November 7th, 2008 It does tie in to Homo floresiensis ("The Hobbit.") Here's the link:...
Dan: I"m not familiar with Dan Brotherton's work, partly because "hard s-f" doesn't interest me that much. And I must say that essay does raise some...
When viewing the beginning of this documentary, I appear to have, surprisingly, discovered LB1's face -- before it was removed from her skull. (Recall that,...
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... OK, I've finished watching it, except for the missing minutes at the end of part 2. It is very interesting, and it's spurred a new thought or two, in my...
... Note, it appears the U.S. version of "The Hobbit Enigma" will be called "Alien From Earth," and is scheduled to air on PBS, November 11, 8:00 PM. (U.S....
Here's an article about genetic ancestry testing, by DNAPrint Genomics, and its role in these changing times. The old taboo against acknowledging mixed...
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Nov 10, 2008 7:29 am
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"Alien From Earth" http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/hobbit/ PBS (Nova,) November 11, 8:00 PM I notice they're broadcasting the program on both the high def, and ...
... I've just submitted a question for Dr. Morwood, regarding the soft tissue on LB1's skull, that is visible in this documentary (in "The Hobbit Enigma"...
Regardless whether Mike Morwood will have time to take your or my questions or not, I think people should post them here - but on a different thread, after the...
Toumai is considered to be a stem hominid (see my make-shift diagram below), and it dates well after the known divergence date between fossil gorilla and...
Please keep in mind that much of the scientific world is outraged at this "controversy" and has labeled LB-1 a pathological H. sapiens. Remember also that the...
Hmm... I guess my 'space-and-period' cladogram didn't come out as planned. But, if you visit the site for this message and hit 'reply', you might see the...
"Hubris". That is what always slows the acceptance of the new idea. Too many people keep their minds firmly inside the box. Can't see anything there:) You...
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All - I uploaded the Zhu et al. paper (in press, corrected proof). I'm very impressed that over the years, the Smithsonian and IVPP team has continuously...
Craniofacial architectural constraints and their importance for reconstructing the early Homo skull KNM-ER 1470 Timothy G. Bromage* / James M. McMahon ** / J....
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... [snip] ... Well, well, well. When Bromage et al. (minus McMahon & Enlow) presented the "teaser" to this publication, in a poster in the spring 2007, they...
BBC NEWS Human ancestors born big brained A new Homo erectus fossil suggests that females had large, wide pelvises in order to deliver large-brained babies. ...
"Being born with a larger brain meant our ancestor became independent ... Makes sense. Hit the ground running, so to speak. Remembering that, a big brain does...
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