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Originally posted by X-tal_Phusion
Cont'd from above...
I read about this and found it to be highly suspect. First of all, hair is proteinaceous (that's protein based on amino acids; not DNA based on nucleic acids-- an entirely different class of biomolecule!) so DNA testing is impossible unless hair was torn out by the roots and even then, you would require a fair bit of it in order to perform DNA testing. The impression I got was that this was hair that simply "fell out". Even if I'm wrong about that, a few hairs isn't enough to do a proper profile. That would make cross-referencing of any kind impossible. Since someone made a claim that DNA matched some obscure human lineage, I'm inclined to call this a hoax/fantasy. I don't do that very often but in this case, someone make a very distinct claim and could not possibly have been able to back it up. Everyone's "baloney detector" should have gone off on that one.
There are forensic DNA tests that can be performed on hair without the follicle, mitochondrial DNA as an example. There is a minimum size of 4 mm, but this sounds like there may be enough for a test to be performed.
Okay. Just wanted to throw that out there.
Just a thought...there are some labs that are very, very advanced in both research and their sequence catalogs that they might be willing to perform such a test for free on the slightest chance that this is ET in origin as they have pretty much mapped the human genome already and this would allow them to test a hypothesis against their catalog.
Anyone who has potential alien DNA might want to contact: Tiger (Gaithersburg, MD), Johns Hopkins University, or University of Washington (Deborah Nickerson, PhD).
Originally posted by alien
reply to post by X-tal_Phusion
I *applauded* and *starred* your reply - as wow, mindblowing and totally resounds with truth to me...particularly this bit:
I think it's important for both sides to come together on this issue and I hope everyone appreciates what we have to say, even if they don't completely agree with us (for reasons of their own).
Much like the methods I and others choose to use may well work for us...and as you so rightly put it may not work for others. Perhaps that could be evidence of a *flaw* in the method...or is it evidence of a *flaw* in the method-user? Where does the failing - if there really is any failing at all - exist...does it exist in the tool or the one whose hands the tool is in?
A reasonably wellknown quote I love from Freeman Dyson:
"Science and religion are two windows that people look through,
trying to understand the big universe outside, trying to understand
why we are here. The two windows give different views, but both look
out at the same universe. Both views are one-sided, neither is
complete. Both leave out essential features of the real world. And
both are worthy of respect."
[edit on 19-11-2008 by alien]
Originally posted by Rintendo
Originally posted by X-tal_Phusion
Cont'd from above...
I read about this and found it to be highly suspect. First of all, hair is proteinaceous (that's protein based on amino acids; not DNA based on nucleic acids-- an entirely different class of biomolecule!) so DNA testing is impossible unless hair was torn out by the roots and even then, you would require a fair bit of it in order to perform DNA testing. The impression I got was that this was hair that simply "fell out". Even if I'm wrong about that, a few hairs isn't enough to do a proper profile. That would make cross-referencing of any kind impossible. Since someone made a claim that DNA matched some obscure human lineage, I'm inclined to call this a hoax/fantasy. I don't do that very often but in this case, someone make a very distinct claim and could not possibly have been able to back it up. Everyone's "baloney detector" should have gone off on that one.
There are forensic DNA tests that can be performed on hair without the follicle, mitochondrial DNA as an example. There is a minimum size of 4 mm, but this sounds like there may be enough for a test to be performed.
These ones are viewed as quite gentle, compassionate, loving and all those good things. Our culture also describes them in a similar way - very sleek builds, smooth skinned and have the scent of sea-water/salt...
...just thought it interesting that you make mention of such a Being from your dream...