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Shark 6th Sense Related to Human Evolution?
An anonymous reader writes "Scientists at the University of Florida are claiming that certain genes found in sharks that give them their 'sixth sense' and allow them to detect electrical signals could also be responsible for the development of the head and facial features in humans. From the article: 'The researchers examined embryos of the lesser spotted catshark. Using molecular tests, they found two independent genetic markers of neural crest cells in the sharks' electroreceptors. Neural crest cells are embryonic cells that pinch off early in development to form a variety of structures. In humans, these cells contribute to the formation of facial bones and teeth, among other things.'"
Sez the conservative Christian Fundamentalist: "This is more evolution junk! Hah! First they claim we descended from monkeys and now they're saying we're related to sharks! I'm sure glad my bible tells the truth and I know the I'm a direct creation of God and all women are descended from my rib. Then I don't have to rely on the voodoo of scientific lies that try to obscure the word."
-"...bad old ideas look confusingly fresh when they are packaged as technology" - Jaron Lanier (Digital Maoism on Edge.o
What is with these haters who always go "this is not news, move along"?
Remind me again who cares if you think it's news? I think it's interesting.
In your defense, you aren't as vicious as some posters. But still, come on. It's not even funny like some of the other things that get repeated for EVERY ARTICLE EVER POSTED.
I, for one, welcome our new shark overlords.
In Soviet Russia, shark evolves you!
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Leave it to junk scientist to make connections where none exists.
Common elements of humans found in rocks. Have we evolved from a common ancestor?
Scientists have discovered that the fundimental building blocks in humans is common to all rock formations. The atoms of some structures of rock formations have been discovered in human DNA. This list includes atoms souch as oxygen and sodium.
Athiesm is a religion like not collecting stamps is a hobby.
This is flamebait but he makes a valid point. "Mainstream science" aka the ones that get all the credence around here have a huge double standard in that a testable hypothesis derived from the idea of interventionism is automatically discredited where as a non-testable idea from the naturalism school of thought is given a fair look. Science just works inside whatever paradigm is currently going...Anythign else is discredited... The evolutionist fundies are just as bad as the right wing religious fundies in that they cannot admit that maybe, just maybe, some of the other side makes valid points. / I am not a scientist , I am not experienced, therefore feel free to attack me and discredit me because I don't know what I'm talkign about.. go ahead.. I won't blame you.. I see it done all the time on here, it's what i've come to expect when slashdot has a discussion mentioning any part of origins.
replacing it with NEW Folger's Crystals! (lets see if they notice the difference)
"Nature abounds with examples where very remotely related genera will use very similar genes to specify tissues with similar functions but very dissimilar compositions. The same gene that specifies eyes in the fruit fly for instance specifies eyes in us humans. Yet our eyes are not like those of a fly at all."
Isn't this more of an argument for common design (design patterns, etc.) than for common descent?
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