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ORIGINAL: BoscoX


Can of worms here: I thought that "science" had to be more PC than this



Clue to ancient "ghost species" of humans discovered in saliva

A new discovery by a team at the University of Buffalo has revealed the genetic trace of a mysterious, and possibly undiscovered, ancient sub-species of human present in the modern-day genome of Sub-Saharan Africans. The discovery also indicates that interbreeding between ancient human species was a lot more widespread than previously thought.

Scientists made the discovery while investigating the origins of the MUC7 protein. This is a mucin protein found in saliva that gives our spit its slimy consistency. A previous study indicated that MUC7 may have conferred an evolutionary advantage in early humans due to its ability in binding to microbes, helping the body rid itself of disease-causing bacteria.

In studying the evolution of the protein, the team looked at the MUC7 gene across 2,500 modern human genomes. In a surprising discovery, a drastically different version of the MUC7 gene was found in the genomes of people from Sub-Saharan Africa.

"When we looked at the history of the gene that codes for the protein, we see the signature of archaic admixture in modern day Sub-Saharan African populations," says Omer Gokcumen assistant professor of biological sciences in the University at Buffalo College of Arts and Sciences.

This Sub-Saharan MUC7 gene variant was so distinctive that it led researchers to conclude that it was the result of interbreeding with another human species as recently as 150,000 years ago.

"This unknown human relative could be a species that has been discovered, such as a subspecies of Homo erectus, or an undiscovered hominin," says Gokcumen. "We call it a 'ghost' species because we don't have the fossils."

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ORIGINAL: tweakabelle

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ORIGINAL: BoscoX

This Sub-Saharan MUC7 gene variant was so distinctive that it led researchers to conclude that it was the result of interbreeding with another human species as recently as 150,000 years ago.

"This unknown human relative could be a species that has been discovered, such as a subspecies of Homo erectus, or an undiscovered hominin," says Gokcumen. "We call it a 'ghost' species because we don't have the fossils."

From your link:
" The discovery also indicates that interbreeding between ancient human species was a lot more widespread than previously thought. http://newatlas.com/ancient-ghost-species-human/50591/?ref=yfp

There's nothing in the linked article about breeding with non-humans you moron. Even though it specifically mentions "interbreeding between ancient human species" twice, your febrile racist imagination has caused you to completely misunderstand what is written. Your racist mind wanted to see something disparaging about Africans so it invented something disparaging about Africans. What a truly vile racist retard you are!

Nothing to see here folks, just Bosco's vicious racism parading itself in all its repulsive ugliness.

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ORIGINAL: Marini

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ORIGINAL: tweakabelle

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ORIGINAL: BoscoX

This Sub-Saharan MUC7 gene variant was so distinctive that it led researchers to conclude that it was the result of interbreeding with another human species as recently as 150,000 years ago.

"This unknown human relative could be a species that has been discovered, such as a subspecies of Homo erectus, or an undiscovered hominin," says Gokcumen. "We call it a 'ghost' species because we don't have the fossils."

From your link:
" The discovery also indicates that interbreeding between ancient human species was a lot more widespread than previously thought. http://newatlas.com/ancient-ghost-species-human/50591/?ref=yfp

There's nothing in the linked article about breeding with non-humans you moron. Even though it specifically mentions "interbreeding between ancient human species" twice, your febrile racist imagination has caused you to completely misunderstand what is written. Your racist mind wanted to see something disparaging about Africans so it invented something disparaging about Africans. What a truly vile racist retard you are!

Nothing to see here folks, just Bosco's vicious racism parading itself in all its repulsive ugliness.

Don't we have enough in-fighting and division on these boards?
Why go out of your way, to attempt to create even more?

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ORIGINAL: Marini

Okay, I will bite.
First, since you keep stating this is an "important" scientific discovery, why are you giving us a link to some obscure internet source?
Also, what you are attempting to "infer" is obvious, I don't read everything or even most of the topics posted, but this looks like some sort
of racist taunt.

I am not going to repeat what has been stated several times, on here---but what was the real purpose of starting this thread?

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ORIGINAL: BoscoX

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ORIGINAL: Marini

Okay, I will bite.
First, since you keep stating this is an "important" scientific discovery, why are you giving us a link to some obscure internet source?
Also, what you are attempting to "infer" is obvious, I don't read everything or even most of the topics posted, but this looks like some sort
of racist taunt.

I am not going to repeat what has been stated several times, on here---but what was the real purpose of starting this thread?

No need to take offense, when no offense was meant. I inferred nothing.

The fact that there are genetic variances is worth considering, is the only point. Take the article and the facts presented at face value, and try not to fall into the PC hysteria bs.

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ORIGINAL: heavyblinker

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ORIGINAL: Marini

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ORIGINAL: tweakabelle

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ORIGINAL: BoscoX

This Sub-Saharan MUC7 gene variant was so distinctive that it led researchers to conclude that it was the result of interbreeding with another human species as recently as 150,000 years ago.

"This unknown human relative could be a species that has been discovered, such as a subspecies of Homo erectus, or an undiscovered hominin," says Gokcumen. "We call it a 'ghost' species because we don't have the fossils."

From your link:
" The discovery also indicates that interbreeding between ancient human species was a lot more widespread than previously thought. http://newatlas.com/ancient-ghost-species-human/50591/?ref=yfp

There's nothing in the linked article about breeding with non-humans you moron. Even though it specifically mentions "interbreeding between ancient human species" twice, your febrile racist imagination has caused you to completely misunderstand what is written. Your racist mind wanted to see something disparaging about Africans so it invented something disparaging about Africans. What a truly vile racist retard you are!

Nothing to see here folks, just Bosco's vicious racism parading itself in all its repulsive ugliness.

Don't we have enough in-fighting and division on these boards?
Why go out of your way, to attempt to create even more?

Out of all the posts on this board, you choose THAT one to lecture about being divisive?
What about the title of this thread?

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ORIGINAL: heavyblinker

You have also claimed that Europeans are not descended from homo sapiens, just to separate white people from the rest.

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Being a Black woman, this thread sort of jumped out to me.
I am the ONLY/and the longest posting Black person around here.

Of course the title of the thread, and everything in the thread is divisive, but one only has but so much time.

I think I am going to add the name, Resident Black person.

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ORIGINAL: BoscoX

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ORIGINAL: heavyblinker

You have also claimed that Europeans are not descended from homo sapiens, just to separate white people from the rest.

The lies are all yours, moron boy - I claimed nothing of the sort

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ORIGINAL: Wayward5oul

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Being a Black woman, this thread sort of jumped out to me.
I am the ONLY/and the longest posting Black person around here.

Of course the title of the thread, and everything in the thread is divisive, but one only has but so much time.

I think I am going to add the name, Resident Black person.

Actually there is at least one more regular poster that is black, and I am surprised he hasn't chimed in as he has been active today.

Though I don't understand the point of the statement in the first place.

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ORIGINAL: Marini


What are you claiming????

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ORIGINAL: BoscoX

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ORIGINAL: Marini


What are you claiming????

The fact that there are genetic variances is worth considering, is the only point. Take the article and the facts presented at face value, and try not to fall into the PC hysteria bs.

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ORIGINAL: Marini

I have neither the time, the energy, nor the interest to debate evolution, creationism, creation science, Darwinian evolution, intelligent design, social Darwinism, nor the scientific theory....
you started this thread to stir the pot, and you did.

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ORIGINAL: Marini

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ORIGINAL: Wayward5oul

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Being a Black woman, this thread sort of jumped out to me.
I am the ONLY/and the longest posting Black person around here.

Of course the title of the thread, and everything in the thread is divisive, but one only has but so much time.

I think I am going to add the name, Resident Black person.

Actually there is at least one more regular poster that is black, and I am surprised he hasn't chimed in as he has been active today.

Though I don't understand the point of the statement in the first place.

LOL. ROFL
There are NO other Black people that post on here, on a regular basis.
I think I know who you are talking about, he rarely posts here.
{BlkSwords something or other}
I have been posting under this name, and my other name for over 10 years.
You need to stop.

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ORIGINAL: Marini

Actually, I am glad to hear there is another Black poster, I will look out for him.
Has he been posting here for over 10 years, like I have?
Actually, I am very special, but certainly not because I post here.
I was pointing out the fact, and it is still a fact, we have always had very few Black people posting here.

This is based on 12 years experience of posting here.

Thanks for playing

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ORIGINAL: Wayward5oul

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ORIGINAL: Marini

Actually, I am glad to hear there is another Black poster, I will look out for him.
Has he been posting here for over 10 years, like I have?
Actually, I am very special, but certainly not because I post here.
I was pointing out the fact, and it is still a fact, we have always had very few Black people posting here.

This is based on 12 years experience of posting here.

Thanks for playing

Do you have to have a 10 year history on here to be considered regular? No.

He is a current poster, and has been for awhile, just as I am. I would consider myself a regular poster, and I don't have half of that time span here.

The point is, you said there were none, that even now you were the only one. Not one of a few, but the only one.

But yeah, thanks for playing.

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ORIGINAL: Marini

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ORIGINAL: Wayward5oul

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ORIGINAL: Marini

Actually, I am glad to hear there is another Black poster, I will look out for him.
Has he been posting here for over 10 years, like I have?
Actually, I am very special, but certainly not because I post here.
I was pointing out the fact, and it is still a fact, we have always had very few Black people posting here.

This is based on 12 years experience of posting here.

Thanks for playing

Do you have to have a 10 year history on here to be considered regular? No.

He is a current poster, and has been for awhile, just as I am. I would consider myself a regular poster, and I don't have half of that time span here.

The point is, you said there were none, that even now you were the only one. Not one of a few, but the only one.

But yeah, thanks for playing.

Yay for 2 Black people!