July 9-10, 2012 - American Genes, Bryan Sykes/ Alien Civilizations & Possibility of Alien Invasion

[Dera]

If we are all descendants from Grandma Eve and Grampa Adam, don't we (all of humanity) have similar DNA?

[pyrite]

Do you think your discomfort is added to by humidity? Maybe you need desert. Get your son to help you to get situated in Las Vegas. I think humidity and barometric pressure make me hurt more--but maybe it is just my imagination. You are so much younger than I am so maybe my 2 cents' worth doesn't apply.

the dry air in vegas gives me respiratory issues....i cough and get bronchitis....the humidity helps my breathing

[Dera]

the dry air in vegas gives me respiratory issues....i cough and get bronchitis....the humidity helps my breathing

Well, hell. So much for my theories! I've been enjoying your av tonight. You were such a beautiful little girl with all of that wonderful very dark hair and fair skin. You didn't look like Elizabeth Taylor, but you make me think of her striking appearance.

I like to think I was sort of on the order of Shirley Temple!

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[pyrite]

thanks for putting up with my whiney posts..im just tired...im gonna take my glue dog into bed so he can hide from the storms...see ya'll later.

[Dera]

thanks for putting up with my whiney posts..im just tired...im gonna take my glue dog into bed so he can hide from the storms...see ya'll later.

Oh for heaven's sake, listening is what friends are for! We all have our issues, don'tchaknow? You are lucky to have bed buddies. My little rascal might wet the bed or chew up my covers. Hope you can get some healing rest. Be safe.

[pyrite]

my mom 1926

[Dera]

Looks like that's it for chat tonight. Hope to see many explorers tomorrow night!

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[Dera]

my mom 1926

Oh my gosh, what a beautiful little girl! My mother was born in 1919. I don't remember ever seeing any pix of her. What a wonderful thing for you to have, py!

[Alpha]

Program Summary July 8, 2012

DNA Research:

On Monday's show, Professor of Human Genetics at the University of Oxford since 1997, Bryan Sykes, discussed some of his fascinating DNA research findings, including his study of American genetics. The United States' population contains a convergence of DNA from a number of continents, with interesting crossovers such as some African Americans having European genes. According to earlier research (not done by Skyes), Native Americans actually originated from Siberia, China, and even Europe, but the DNA blood testing that yielded these results was done without their consent, and thus raised controversy and ire, he detailed. Interestingly, some people from Britain have been found to have Native American genes, he added.

Sykes described his work on the "Seven Daughters of Eve." Astonishingly, almost everyone in Europe has mitochondrial (maternal) DNA they inherited from one of seven actual women who lived between 10,000 and 45,000 years ago. Additionally, there are "36 maternal ancestors spread throughout the world," he noted. It's suspected that Genghis Khan also established a legacy, with his particular Y chromosome shared among some 15 million males in Asia. The Y (male) chromosome in general has been subject to more degeneration and mutation than the X (female) chromosome, and if this continues males might eventually become extinct, he warned.

In his latest project, Sykes is doing DNA testing of suspected Yeti and Bigfoot hair samples in tandem with the University of Lausanne in Switzerland. So far, some of the samples have turned out to be from bears. If the results indicate an unknown species, he said could compare DNA sequences and place the species somewhere on the evolutionary tree, such as between chimps and humans. Recent evidence has shown that in addition to Neanderthals, there were other human-type species living concurrently with homo sapiens, and Sykes posited that Bigfoot and Yeti might be "small relic populations of these other human species."

SETI Update:

First hour guest, SETI astronomer Seth Shostak spoke about SETI's latest targets which are mostly in the constellation Cygnus-- mirroring the direction the Kepler Telescope is looking in for planets that might be Earth-like. He believes Kepler will find such planets in the next few years, and that they might not be particularly rare. He also reacted to Stephen Hawking's concern over the risks in contacting an alien civilization. Shostak noted that because we've been broadcasting various signals such as FM and radar for decades which go out into space, aliens could already be aware of us, regardless of whether we intentionally try to contact them or not.

Website(s):

• oxfordancestors.com
• seti.org

Book(s):

• DNA USA: A Genetic Portrait of America
• The Seven Daughters of Eve: The Science That Reveals Our Genetic Ancestry
• Adam's Curse: A Future without Men
• Confessions of an Alien Hunter: A Scientist's Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence
• Cosmic Company: The Search for Life in the Universe
• Sharing the Universe: Perspectives on Extraterrestrial Life

[Judee]

I didn't know you were seriously thinking of selling! Where have I been? Are you planning a move to Canada or ???

I can't stay here alone indefinitely, so as sad and difficult the thought of moving is, it's something I have to seriously think about. It may kill me mentally though. I keep hoping for a miracle of some kind so I can stay here. But this place and property is too big, and the upkeep is too great, and that's just the way it is. I honestly don't know where I'd go from here Dera.