Understanding Genetics - Peter Atkins Interview 2

[richardcadbury]

"It's a change of direction, and an admonishion."

Seeing as it's his middle finger, perhaps it might serve as a posthumous "fuck you" to his persecutors...

[PhlegmMaster]

Great man. His style is somewhat different to what most of us are accustomed to when it comes to the vulgarisation of science, but I think it's rather refreshing, and very effective.

[thediscerningreader]

Because you said that, I can tell you weren't a chemistry major. At least not one who ever suffered through one of this man's textbooks. Using two different textbooks written by this dullard almost made me choose a different educational path, and this coming from a guy who reads chemistry books for fun! (Incidentally, I stayed on and I'm still studying chemistry, but not because of Atkins).

[datuna]

Ffriends, i want to ask. Is it geneticly possible apes to evolve in to humans?

[datuna]

Ffriends, i want to ask. Is it geneticly possible apes to evolve in to humans?

[irishmauddib]

Your question doesnt make a whole lot of sense. What exactly are you asking? Both the apes we know today and humans evolved from the same being a long time ago.

[datuna]

that's what i'm asking, is it possible that we evolved from apes to humans whenever it happened not basic on fossil record, but geneticly

[SuperSharko]

Humans have been classified in the Ape family for far longer then Darwins theory.

Your question is it possible for humans to evolve from apes is wrong.

Humans are apes.

[datuna]

I know that theory says that we share a common ancerstor but is it geneticly possible. not apes to humans but coming from a common ancestorial being, lol?

[irishmauddib]

Yes of course it is. Several things have to happen of course but they all have. For example since we have one less chromosome than most apes which is impossible, we would have had to have 2 of our chromosomes fuse into one chromosome. If this didnt happen then evolution would have been proved 100% wrong. However it turns out this DID happen. Read about the human number 2 chromosome and you will see.

Yes its all very possible. It takes a lot of study and reading to see how.

[datuna]

yes, would you please give me the needed link about " human number 2 chromosome ..." and thanks mate :)

[irishmauddib]

Just search google. Its a very famous finding with many many papers and articles about it.

OR you could search you tube for a talk by "Kenneth Miller" who talks a lot about it. But the talk is 2 hours long and im assuming since you wont search yourself your attention span isnt that good :)

[datuna]

thanks friend, i'll watch Kenneth Miller :)

[ANDR3W1848]

Humans are apes. It it inaccurate to think of the human ape as being distinct from animals. We are a social primate species that came about through a process of evolution. When you look at a human, you are looking at a type of ape.