From: Dick Fischer (dickfischer@earthlink.net)
Date: Thu Oct 23 2003 - 11:34:12 EDT
Francis Collins (head of the human genome mapping project for NIH)
responded privately to my posting concerning the article in JAMA about a
genetic-based propensity for long life found in the Ashkenazid
population. I had indicated that since the Ashkenazis are directly
descended from Ashkenaz through Gomer, Japheth and Noah, according to
Genesis, that this could be a genetic marker of Adamic descent. Collins
responded as follows:
"The I405V variant is definitely not specific to Ashkenazim. See
references 34 - 40 in the JAMA paper, which refer to study of the same
variant in other European groups, and in Japanese. In fact, 90% of
variation in the human genome is NOT specific to any particular group --
this appears to be one of those. The variant presumably preexisted in the
common founder pool of 10,000 Homo sapiens that lived in East Africa
100,000 years ago, and spread to all parts of the world."
Perhaps there is just enough evidence in the world for believers to
believe, and just enough missing for skeptics to remain skeptical. Jesus
said his parables were to both reveal and conceal. There is a consistency
there. We can only guess at the purpose.
Dick Fischer - Genesis Proclaimed Association
Finding Harmony in Bible, Science, and History
www.genesisproclaimed.org
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