Another nail in the coffin of evolution deniers.

[DanieltheDragon]

The variant of the EPAS-1 gene, which affects blood oxygen, is common in Tibetans - many of whom live at altitudes of 4,000m all year round.

The DNA sequence matches one found in an extinct group called the Denisovans.

http://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-28127785


Thoughts?

[Danmark]

The variant of the EPAS-1 gene, which affects blood oxygen, is common in Tibetans - many of whom live at altitudes of 4,000m all year round.

The DNA sequence matches one found in an extinct group called the Denisovans.

http://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-28127785


Thoughts?

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[Goat]

The variant of the EPAS-1 gene, which affects blood oxygen, is common in Tibetans - many of whom live at altitudes of 4,000m all year round.

The DNA sequence matches one found in an extinct group called the Denisovans.

http://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-28127785


Thoughts?

There is no information that every can be presented that can't be ignored or denied by evolution deniers..

[Danmark]

The variant of the EPAS-1 gene, which affects blood oxygen, is common in Tibetans - many of whom live at altitudes of 4,000m all year round.

The DNA sequence matches one found in an extinct group called the Denisovans.

http://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-28127785


Thoughts?

There is no information that every can be presented that can't be ignored or denied by evolution deniers..

That may be true by definition. No true Scotsman... No true denier of evolution is deterred by a fact supporting evolution; however they shift the game by playing 'macro' vs 'micro' and whenever a 'gap' is filled, they point to the two new gaps on either side of the new discovery.

Test: Anyone on the forum who agrees they were once an 'evolution denier' who became aware of new facts and became an evolution believer?

[Goat]

The variant of the EPAS-1 gene, which affects blood oxygen, is common in Tibetans - many of whom live at altitudes of 4,000m all year round.

The DNA sequence matches one found in an extinct group called the Denisovans.

http://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-28127785


Thoughts?

There is no information that every can be presented that can't be ignored or denied by evolution deniers..

That may be true by definition. No true Scotsman... No true denier of evolution is deterred by a fact supporting evolution; however they shift the game by playing 'macro' vs 'micro' and whenever a 'gap' is filled, they point to the two new gaps on either side of the new discovery.

Test: Anyone on the forum who agrees they were once an 'evolution denier' who became aware of new facts and became an evolution believer?

That is not a complete test. There are people who have been evolution deniers that changed their mind. However, I can also pick out examples of people who do not absorb information that contradicts their firm beliefs, despite that information being objective ,and repeatable. There are also people who claim that UFO's are evidence of angels and demons.