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Dr. Melba Ketchum was on Coast to Coast discussing her research findings that Sasquatch DNA sequences show the Sasquatch species began as a hybrid between a human female and an unknown hominin. Dr. Ketchum is an expert at forensic DNA analysis and analysis of the sequence data rules out contamination as an explanation of these results.
I posted about this research in the old forum
http://forum.mind-energy.net/forum/...of-three-whole-genomes-and-associated-studies
More here: http://ncu9nc.blogspot.com/2013/09/sasquatch-are-people.html
I posted about this research in the old forum
http://forum.mind-energy.net/forum/...of-three-whole-genomes-and-associated-studies
DeNovo| accelerating Science
Novel North American Hominins, Next Generation Sequencing of Three Whole Genomes and Associated Studies
Ketchum, M. S., Wojtkiewicz, P. W., Watts, A. B., Spence, D. W., Holzenburg, A. K., Toler, D. G., Prychitko, T. M., Zhang, F., Bollinger, S., Shoulders, R., Smith, R. (2013)
One hundred eleven samples of blood, tissue, hair, and other types of specimens were studied, characterized and hypothesized to be obtained from elusive hominins in North America commonly referred to as Sasquatch. DNA was extracted and purified from a subset of these samples that survived rigorous screening for wildlife species identification. Mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) sequencing, specific genetic loci sequencing, forensic short tandem repeat (STR) testing, whole genome single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) bead array analysis, and next generation whole genome sequencing were conducted on purported Sasquatch DNA samples gathered from various locations in North America. Additionally, histopathologic and electron microscopic examination were performed on a large tissue sample. vel non-human DNA.
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DeNovo Scientific Journal, Vol. No. 1
Dr. Ketchum’s “Novel North American Hominins” (Sasquatch DNA) Paper To Be Published This Week
In the paper, Ketchum relates that after “extensive forensic controls to prevent contanimation, mtDNA testing of the Sasquatch samples yielded fully modern human profiles.” But the other results showed unique findings. The paper states the group’s finding that “the Sasquatch nuDNA results were a mosaic of novel primate and human sequence.”
Ketchum is further quoted as stating, “While the three Sasquatch nuclear genomes aligned well with one another and showed significant homology to human chromosome 11 which is highly conserved in primates, the Sasquatch genomes were novel and fell well outside of known ancient hominin as well as ape sequences. Because some of the mtDNA haplogroups found in our Sasquatch samples originated as late as 13,000 years ago, we are hypothesizing that the Sasquatch are human hybrids, the result of males of an unknown hominin species crossing with female Homo sapiens.”
UPDATE 2/25/2013:
I'm following the story and I may post new developments but I don't plan on covering the back and forth with the critics.
My view is that you should demand the same standard of proof from critics as you do from people making claims of paranormal phenomena so I don't automatically believe every criticism or claim of fraud, I try to look for the rebuttal before I make up my mind.
For those who are interested, the critics are rebutted here
Dr. Melba Ketchum | Facebook
and here:
The Bigfoot Field Journal
More here: http://ncu9nc.blogspot.com/2013/09/sasquatch-are-people.html
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