Flemmy@lemm.ee to History@hexbear.netEnglish · 21 days agoScientists Discovered 7,000-Year-Old Mummies in the Desert That Don’t Share DNA With Modern Humanswww.popularmechanics.comexternal-linkmessage-square19linkfedilinkarrow-up170arrow-down12cross-posted to: archaeology@mander.xyz
arrow-up168arrow-down1external-linkScientists Discovered 7,000-Year-Old Mummies in the Desert That Don’t Share DNA With Modern Humanswww.popularmechanics.comFlemmy@lemm.ee to History@hexbear.netEnglish · 21 days agomessage-square19linkfedilinkcross-posted to: archaeology@mander.xyz
minus-squareAbracadaniel [he/him]@hexbear.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up11·21 days agonot that mich but idk how much, and the figures between genes and DNA can differ dramatically. all life on Earth diversified here and descended from a common ancestor. while we’re on the topic no, octopuses and squids are not aliens lmao. look at this crap: https://cordis.europa.eu/article/id/123479-trending-science-do-octopuses-come-from-outer-space they really bury the lede here
minus-squareSootySootySoot [any]@hexbear.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up12·21 days agoWe do share about 50% of genes with bananas. At the end of the day, most multicellular life relies on extremely similar proteins and biomechanical pathways.
not that mich but idk how much, and the figures between genes and DNA can differ dramatically.
all life on Earth diversified here and descended from a common ancestor. while we’re on the topic no, octopuses and squids are not aliens lmao. look at this crap: https://cordis.europa.eu/article/id/123479-trending-science-do-octopuses-come-from-outer-space
they really bury the lede here
We do share about 50% of genes with bananas. At the end of the day, most multicellular life relies on extremely similar proteins and biomechanical pathways.