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The alignable sequences within genomes of humans and chimpanzees differ by about 35 million single nucleotide substitutions. Additionally about 3% of the complete genomes differ by deletions, insertions and duplications.[9]
Since mutation rate is relatively constant, roughly one half of these changes occurred in the human lineage. Only a very tiny fraction of those fixed differences gave rise to the different phenotypes of humans and chimpanzees and finding those is a great challenge. The vast majority of the differences are neutral and do not affect the phenotype.[citation needed]
Molecular evolution may act in different ways, through protein evolution, gene loss, differential gene regulation and RNA evolution. All are thought to have played some part in human evolution.
Gene loss
Many different mutations can inactivate a gene, but few will change its function in a specific way. Inactivation mutations will therefore be readily available for selection to act on. Gene loss could thus be a common mechanism of evolutionary adaptation (the "less-is-more" hypothesis).[10]
80 genes were lost in the human lineage after separation from the last common ancestor with the chimpanzee. 36 of those were olfactory receptors. Genes involved in chemoreception and immune response are overrepresented.[11] Another study estimated that 86 genes had been lost.[12]
Hair keratin gene KRTHAP1
A gene for type I hair keratin was lost in the human lineage. Keratins are a major component of hairs. Humans still have nine functional type I hair keratin genes but the loss of that particular gene may have caused the thinning of human body hair. The gene loss occurred relatively recently in human evolution—less than 240,000 years ago.[13]
Myosin gene MYH16
Stedman et al. (2004) stated that the loss of the sarcomeric myosin gene MYH16 in the human lineage led to smaller masticatory muscles. They estimated that the mutation that led to the inactivation (a two base pair deletion) occurred 2.4 million years ago, predating the appearance of Homo ergaster/erectus in Africa. The period that followed was marked by a strong increase in cranial capacity, promoting speculation that the loss of the gene may have removed an evolutionary constraint on brain size in the genus Homo.[14]
Another estimate for the loss of the MYH16 gene is 5.3 million years ago, long before Homo appeared
Originally posted by AnthraAndromda
reply to post by DrJay1975
Raman Spectroscopy is used by law enforcement to determine blood's species origination at crimescenes. It won't tell us where your roots are, it will just tell us if you are a human, a dog, or a cat, or none of the above.
I still have one major question; can it tell the difference between a Human and a Chimpanzee? What does it say about very close analogs to Human?
Etharzi od Oma
Originally posted by SaturnFX
Anthra: If proof came back of being a mundane human, would you post it?
Others: if tests came back showing Anthra was unidentifiable, would you take his claims seriously?
I know I would still have trouble believing a ET walks amongst us whom was unable to produce a laser gun, pocket sized warp drive machines, etc etc etc. I would like to believe of course, but my pre-programmed cynicism would have issues letting go of preconceptions. In saying that, whenever that part of my brain is challenged, its typically a joy to remove a former understanding.
I think skepticism and cynicism is a defensive measure overall, put in place when we were told the truth about santa, tooth fairys, etc...so hard to get past, but once removed, what filtered through as a truth gives a santa feel once again. I know my first "ghost" experiences had that effect, especially after years of trying to unsuccessfully dismiss and debunk it.
Originally posted by cenpuppie
Well, i'mma play devil's advocate for a moment. If your gonna drop this information on us like this, there has to reason right?
So what's the reason? Just to let us know your an alien? And you've got to know that the government knows what you now know up to this moment and more.
The ironic part is if Uncle Sam wanted to cover this up, it would be done and we wouldn't hear about it. But yet, here it stands...
Originally posted by cenpuppie
Well, my googling fingers brought me here On the message in Liber AL vel Legis..
Take a look at "On the 'CHILD'." Anthra-Andromda, hmm... Are you aware of that page?
Originally posted by AnthraAndromda
Yes, I would post it.
But, you need to understand that just like you own skepticiam and cynicism, the ideas would die hard. And, I may need more evidence. But, nothing difficult is gained without tenacity, and nothing truly worthwhile is easy. I also feel that "proving" I'm ET is far more important to Earth than it is to me. For Earth it could mean disclosure and kind of liberty that has been unknown since the beginnings of Terean society, for me it is only the ability to no longer "hide" amongst you.
I had a psychologist once try to convince me that my standing on the deck of mother's starship was a dream. He explained the difference between dream "memories" and "real" memories. I almost bought it. Unfortunately for him, I had an experience wherein the "dreamlike" experience was simulated in the real world, in an environment where I could verify events and things said. It showed me that the psychologist was indeed wrong, and that the experience on mother's ship was much more likely that "he" would have liked or thought.
Etharzi od Oma.
Originally posted by AnthraAndromda
I had a psychologist once try to convince me that my standing on the deck of mother's starship was a dream. He explained the difference between dream "memories" and "real" memories. I almost bought it. Unfortunately for him, I had an experience wherein the "dreamlike" experience was simulated in the real world, in an environment where I could verify events and things said. It showed me that the psychologist was indeed wrong, and that the experience on mother's ship was much more likely that "he" would have liked or thought.
Etharzi od Oma.
Originally posted by cenpuppie
Well we gotta remember something. Awhile ago someone tried to alert us to something shady that was going on that involved the CIA and a horse training camp and we didn't take that person seriously...and it panned out to be true. Let's be honest with ourselves...ATS is the perfect venue to drop the dime. We are more harsh than a government panel, require more proof than mathematicians coming out with a new theorem, and the trolls like to eat regularly.
Originally posted by SaturnFX
reply to post by AnthraAndromda
Memory control/Time loss:
I used to have thoughts of abductions, that often I would be taken and then put back several hours later by aliens whom removed the memories. Waking up the next morning I remembered nothing about the events of the night before.
This was just me pondering...not a real occurance, however how would I know if it was real to begin with considering my memory was scrubbed of the events...and why was I pondering that randomly.
I put this down to hearing about loss of time from abduction cases when I was young. How is this not the same experience as yours? You are very hooked on the concept of aliens and such...therefore your bound to dream about them. Whenever I spend loads of hours working on something and then go to sleep, I will have dreams about what I was working on...and you would be the same I would assume...for example:
You mentioned you played WoW. No doubt you then burned the midnight oil playing the game...eventually you got tired and went to bed, but while in bed, you were still thinking about it, you started drifting off to sleep and started dreaming about it, but instead of being behind your computer, you were actually in the game and it was real. Upon waking, you might even remember some flashes of the dream. I am almost certain you have experienced this.
How is this any different? You study and discuss aliens, you go to bed, dreaming about aliens and instead of being a observer of a story, you actually become part of the story and awake remembering flashes...do you see the potential connection here?
Can you in all honesty say that what you experienced was fully true after pondering this, or is that also why you are pushing forward to find a proper DNA test also, to remove the conflicting views of reality?
Originally posted by evil incarnate
Originally posted by cenpuppie
Well we gotta remember something. Awhile ago someone tried to alert us to something shady that was going on that involved the CIA and a horse training camp and we didn't take that person seriously...and it panned out to be true. Let's be honest with ourselves...ATS is the perfect venue to drop the dime. We are more harsh than a government panel, require more proof than mathematicians coming out with a new theorem, and the trolls like to eat regularly.
That story was not full of contradictions and pseudo-facts presented as 'I dunno, mom didn't tell me everything JEEZ!'
There was also the fact that there was something to be gained by getting the truth of that story out. So far I am still waiting for any evidence of anything to gain from the "truth" of this coming out.
So..my question to AnthraAndromda is now what? Let's make the assumption (uh-oh) that i believe ya, now what? ATS is looking at you...very closely i might add.
What brought you here? Why tell us that you are infact a special alien, what do you expect us to do? Storm the white house and demand the bigwigs to spill the beans? Start a illfated revolution or something?
How hard is it to believe someone that is an alien, is willing to bring evidence to the table, and is willing to get a dialogue going? Do what i'm doing...grab some popcorn and let's ask questions! . If this person is lying, the truth will come out.
Originally posted by cenpuppie
I am closing with this and i want people to think critically.
The major religions (Christianity and Islam) want us to believe in something we can't prove.
How hard is it to believe someone that is an alien,
is willing to bring evidence to the table, and is willing to get a dialogue going?
Do what i'm doing...grab some popcorn and let's ask questions!