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"J Young" |
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09 Sep 2005 04:42:12 AM |
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There *is* hope for the liberal establishment |
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/09/08/AR2005090801254.html
Genes Show Signs Brain Still Evolving
WASHINGTON -- The human brain may still be evolving. So suggests new
research that tracked changes in two genes thought to help regulate
brain growth, changes that appeared well after the rise of modern
humans 200,000 years ago.
That the defining feature of humans _ our large brains _ continued to
evolve as recently as 5,800 years ago, and may be doing so today,
promises to surprise the average person, if not biologists
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| User: "Goodness Godless" |
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| Title: Re: There *is* hope for the liberal establishment |
09 Sep 2005 10:19:29 PM |
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"J Young" <youngopinions@aol.com> wrote in message
news:1126240932.040033.4160@z14g2000cwz.googlegroups.com...
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/09/08/AR2005090801254.html
Genes Show Signs Brain Still Evolving
WASHINGTON -- The human brain may still be evolving. So suggests new
research that tracked changes in two genes thought to help regulate
brain growth, changes that appeared well after the rise of modern
humans 200,000 years ago.
That the defining feature of humans _ our large brains _ continued to
evolve as recently as 5,800 years ago, and may be doing so today,
promises to surprise the average person, if not biologists
Young, you are so confused, do you still believe in MumboJumbo, or are
you
starting to understand science?
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| User: "Denis Loubet" |
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| Title: Re: There *is* hope for the liberal establishment |
09 Sep 2005 07:30:55 AM |
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"J Young" <youngopinions@aol.com> wrote in message
news:1126240932.040033.4160@z14g2000cwz.googlegroups.com...
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/09/08/AR2005090801254.html
Genes Show Signs Brain Still Evolving
We'll write to tell you what it's like when we get there.
--
Denis Loubet
dloubet@io.com
http://www.io.com/~dloubet
http://www.ashenempires.com
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| User: "Don W. McCollough" |
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| Title: Re: There *is* hope for the liberal establishment |
09 Sep 2005 07:05:54 AM |
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"J Young" <youngopinions@aol.com> wrote in message
news:1126240932.040033.4160@z14g2000cwz.googlegroups.com...
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/09/08/AR2005090801254.html
Genes Show Signs Brain Still Evolving
What good is a brain, when the "neocons'" heads are firmly
implanted up thier asses?
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| User: "Chris Johnson" |
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| Title: Re: There *is* hope for the liberal establishment |
09 Sep 2005 04:52:48 AM |
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Genes Show Signs Brain Still Evolving
Of course we're still evolving. Is this really shocking to anyone?
That the defining feature of humans _ our large brains _ continued to
evolve as recently as 5,800 years ago, and may be doing so today,
promises to surprise the average person, if not biologists
Gee, I wonder why the average person is so ignorant to be surprised.
Couldn't be the nutjobs trying to push their myths in public schools.
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| User: "No One" |
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| Title: Re: There *is* hope for the liberal establishment |
09 Sep 2005 07:02:25 AM |
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"Chris Johnson" <effigies@gmail.com> writes:
Genes Show Signs Brain Still Evolving
Of course we're still evolving. Is this really shocking to anyone?
That the defining feature of humans _ our large brains _ continued to
evolve as recently as 5,800 years ago, and may be doing so today,
promises to surprise the average person, if not biologists
Gee, I wonder why the average person is so ignorant to be surprised.
Couldn't be the nutjobs trying to push their myths in public schools.
The article is at
<http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2005/09/08/national/a140147D00.DTL&hw=brain&sn=001&sc=1000>
It claims:
"Using DNA samples from ethnically diverse populations, they
identified a collection of variations in each gene that
occurred with unusually high frequency. In fact, the
variations were so common they couldn't be accidental
mutations but instead were probably due to natural selection,
where genetic changes that are favorable to a species quickly
gain a foothold and begin to spread, the researchers report."
"Other scientists urge great caution in interpreting the
research."
It is an interesting result if correct, and the surprising thing is
the possibility of directly measuring something related to evolution
of the human brain.
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| User: "Jenn" |
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| Title: Re: There *is* hope for the liberal establishment |
09 Sep 2005 05:01:27 AM |
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In article <1126240932.040033.4160@z14g2000cwz.googlegroups.com>,
"J Young" <youngopinions@aol.com> wrote:
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/09/08/AR200509080125
4.html
Genes Show Signs Brain Still Evolving
WASHINGTON -- The human brain may still be evolving. So suggests new
research that tracked changes in two genes thought to help regulate
brain growth, changes that appeared well after the rise of modern
humans 200,000 years ago.
That the defining feature of humans _ our large brains _ continued to
evolve as recently as 5,800 years ago, and may be doing so today,
promises to surprise the average person, if not biologists
Don't you know that the planet is "only 6000 years old"?
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| User: "John Baker" |
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| Title: Re: There *is* hope for the liberal establishment |
09 Sep 2005 07:14:06 AM |
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On 8 Sep 2005 21:42:12 -0700, "J Young" <youngopinions@aol.com> wrote:
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/09/08/AR2005090801254.html
Genes Show Signs Brain Still Evolving
And....?
WASHINGTON -- The human brain may still be evolving. So suggests new
research that tracked changes in two genes thought to help regulate
brain growth, changes that appeared well after the rise of modern
humans 200,000 years ago.
That the defining feature of humans _ our large brains _ continued to
evolve as recently as 5,800 years ago, and may be doing so today,
promises to surprise the average person, if not biologists
This will surprise no one except right wing religious nutters, and
they'll simply deny it. It's "EVILution", after all. <G>
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