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RE: The strange case for human beings having descended from ....?

in #science7 years ago

Love it! Love your use of Occam's Razor and photos illustrating how we're more similar to pigs than chimps. DNA is the ultimate "leading indicator" of ancestry, not physical similaries, right? "How Animal Farm was right: Pigs really ARE almost identical to humans, say scientists" http://bit.ly/RXMAzZ via @MailOnline

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See also Pigs and humans share more genetic similarities than previously ...
https://www.mnn.com › Earth Matters › Animals
Sep 28, 2015 - Pigs share a number of surprising comparable traits with humans. ... SINEs, which make up about 11 percent of human DNA, were once ...

hmmmm, very curious!! I'll definitely do some reading over there. Thanks Carol!!!