“99.4% of the most critical DNA sites are identical in human and chimp genes”
It is amazing that so little genetic differentiation can lead to such, apparently, different creatures. We (at least some of us...) certainly are overgrown monkeys with too much cognitive power for our own good. It makes sense that we are so similar to Chimps, we have the same basic body structure, we live in groups. We obviously are related, whether we came from them or they came from us is irrelevant. We are both here now and need the same things to live, warmth, food, water and connection.
1. Correct. Viruses are not alive... but this is such a weird thought. What are they doing...
2. Correct. I only knew this because of physiology, thank you dr. philips
3. Correct. same as question 2
4. Correct
5. Correct. we have a cell membrane? not a cell wall
6. Incorrect, I didn't realize that mitochondria were in plants... also because they are bacteria, they have their own DNA.
In our class discussion what was most interesting to me is a pretty obvious thing, that money is fueling our scientific research into stem cells. Whether it is for beauty applications, or cures for (perhaps preventable) diseases, the flow of money and the desire to harness a part of that flow is shaping the course of our scientific discourse. How unfortunate and telling it is of our species. We can do better than this!
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