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chimpanzees

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post
Author
Denyse O'Leary
Date
October 17, 2021
Categories
'Junk DNA'
Human evolution
Intelligent Design
Mind
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“Junk DNA” is expressed differently in chimps and humans — and makes a difference in brain types

News
October 17, 2021
'Junk DNA', Human evolution, Intelligent Design, Mind
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At GenEng and BioTech mag: "In a new study, stem cell scientists at the Lund University, Sweden, explore the role of non-coding regions of the genome—previously deemed to be functionless “junk” DNA—and find humans and chimpanzees use a part of their non-coding DNA in different ways. This they claim affects how and when the human brain develops." Read More ›
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post
Author
Denyse O'Leary
Date
February 10, 2021
Categories
Convergent evolution
Human evolution
Intelligent Design
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Odd: Koala fingerprints almost indistinguishable from human ones

News
February 10, 2021
Convergent evolution, Human evolution, Intelligent Design
1
Researchers compared the fingerprints of three koalas killed by cars, a chimp that died in captivity, and human ones. The koala prints were more like human ones than the chimp’s were. Read More ›
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post
Author
Denyse O'Leary
Date
April 18, 2020
Categories
Culture
Darwinism
Human evolution
Intelligent Design
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Classic “evolution” rubbish about COVID-19

News
April 18, 2020
Culture, Darwinism, Human evolution, Intelligent Design
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So the worry is that we are more social than chimps and therefore can’t handle social distancing? Seriously, the big difference between being a human and being a chimp is that humans can actually decide to do something based on reason. It comes of having an intellect, something Darwinian evolution has never been able to assimilate. Read More ›
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post
Author
Denyse O'Leary
Date
March 29, 2020
Categories
Animal minds
Darwinism
Intelligent Design
Mind
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David Berlinski’s thought experiment: Darwinism vs. the obvious

News
March 29, 2020
Animal minds, Darwinism, Intelligent Design, Mind
3
A thought experiment by philosopher and mathematician David Berlinski echoes something Michael Egnor noted recently: Not only are human beings unique but we are unique despite being animals in nature. Here’s the thought experiment: Read More ›
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post
Author
Denyse O'Leary
Date
July 28, 2019
Categories
Human evolution
Intelligent Design
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Apes and humans: How did science get so detached from reality?

News
July 28, 2019
Human evolution, Intelligent Design
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We’re not “one” with chimpanzees. The wall has not “been breached.” So far as anyone can tell, it is not even breachable. Nobody thinks chimpanzees are the same as humans except a few researchers who mayhave spent too long in the bush. Read More ›