Iain wrote:
In general I was not impressed with the article, either in tone or in content. To the scientific errors others have noted, I noticed "24 Chromosomes"? I may be wrong but I had always thought it was 23 (including the X/Y chromosomes). No doubt someone will correct me if I'm wrong.
Yep, 23 is correct for humans. 24 is the correct number for our close relatives (e.g. apes). Evolution predicted, however, that since we only have 23, that we should have two chromosomes combined. We do in chromosome no. 2. [This was part of the testimmony for the trial in Dover, PA (nicely illustrated in the recent PBS/NOVA dramatization).]
Just about every paragraph in the original piece has an error in it. Nothing is remotely proved.
GeorgeA
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Received on Mon Nov 26 10:37:47 2007
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