Tag: gap divergence

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
July 24, 2025

Categories
Evolution
Human Origins and Anthropology
Intelligent Design
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, 1 percent myth, Casey Luskin, chimpanzees, common ancestor, common ancestry, Creation Myths, Daniel Stern Cardinale, DNA, Erika DeBenedictis, evolution, gap divergence, genetic similarity, gibbon, Gone with the Wind, gorillas, Gutsick Gibbon, human origins, humans, intelligent design, National Museum of Natural History, Nature (journal), Plato's Revenge, Richard Sternberg, Smithsonian Institution, Trump Administration, YouTube videos}

As Luskin Debunks 1 Percent Myth, Evolutionists Fire Wildly in Response

_{David Klinghoffer
July 24, 2025

Evolution, Human Origins and Anthropology, Intelligent Design

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The myth matters because a toxic lie being advanced in our culture denies the exceptional status of human beings in nature. Many evils follow from that denial. Read More ›

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Author
Casey Luskin

Date
June 23, 2025

Categories
Evolution
Genetics
Human Origins and Anthropology
Tagged
, 1 percent myth, ape genomes, biologists, chimpanzees, Chimps and Critics (series), copies, functional information, gap divergence, genetics, humans, Joel Duff, junk DNA, Nature Communications, non-B DNA, Nucleic Acids Research, repeats, repetitive DNA, technical failures, theistic evolutionists, University of Akron, Zachary Ardern}

Critics Dismiss Genetic Differences Between Humans and Chimps as “Meaningless” Junk

_{Casey Luskin
June 23, 2025

Evolution, Genetics, Human Origins and Anthropology

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What’s most ironic here is that these critics aren’t disputing that the evidence really does show that humans and chimps are 15 percent genetically different. Read More ›

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Author
Casey Luskin

Date
June 19, 2025

Categories
Evolution
Genetics
Human Origins and Anthropology
Tagged
, 1 percent myth, alignment failure, biological processes, chimpanzees, Chimps and Critics (series), common ancestry, deletions, DNA, gap divergence, genes, genetic differences, genetics, genome, haplotype, humans, insertions, megabases, Nature (journal), repetitive elements, sequence alignment, Supplemental Data, technical problems}

Do Large Genetic Differences Between Humans and Chimps Represent “Technical Failures”?

_{Casey Luskin
June 19, 2025

Evolution, Genetics, Human Origins and Anthropology

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The insinuation is that something went wrong in the lab during the attempted alignment process. Read More ›

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Author
Casey Luskin

Date
June 18, 2025

Categories
Evolution
Human Exceptionalism
Human Origins and Anthropology
Tagged
, 1 percent myth, chimpanzee genome, chimpanzees, Chimps and Critics (series), Eugenie Scott, evolution, evolutionary genomics, gap divergence, genetics, Haeckel’s embryos, human genome, humans, Icons of Evolution, junk DNA, Nature (journal), non-sex chromosomes, nucleotide, objections, persistent scientific errors, Queen Mary University London, rejoinders, repetitive DNA, Richard Buggs}

Critics Struggle with Evidence Humans and Chimps Are 15 Percent Genetically Different

_{Casey Luskin
June 18, 2025

Evolution, Human Exceptionalism, Human Origins and Anthropology

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Before we dive into what critics are saying, I want to note that good authorities have come to similar numerical conclusions as I did. Read More ›

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Author
Casey Luskin

Date
May 27, 2025

Categories
Evolution
Human Exceptionalism
Human Origins and Anthropology
Tagged
, 1 percent myth, 1 percent myth (series), Casey Luskin, chimpanzees, differential, DNA, evolution, gap divergence, genetic code, genetic difference, genomes, Gorilla gorilla, gorillas, human exceptionalism, human origins, humans, intelligent design, National Museum of Natural History, Nature (journal), orangutans, Pan troglodytes, Pongo abelii, primates, Progressive Cactus, signage, single nucleotide variation, Smithsonian Institution, Supplemental Data, telomere, University of Johannesburg}

Letter to the Smithsonian

_{Casey Luskin
May 27, 2025

Evolution, Human Exceptionalism, Human Origins and Anthropology

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Unfortunately, the 1 percent myth is promulgated as fact at, among other places, the nation's own Smithsonian Institution. Read More ›

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Author
Casey Luskin

Date
May 27, 2025

Categories
Evolution
Human Exceptionalism
Human Origins and Anthropology
Tagged
, 1 percent myth, 1 percent myth (series), ape genomes, autosomes, biologists, biology, chimpanzees, chromosomes, common descent, diploidal genome, gap divergence, genome, genomic analysis, genomic differences, haploid, human exceptionalism, human genome, humans, Nature (journal), non-sex chromosomes, nucleotides, Progressive Cactus, Research, sex chromosomes, single nucleotide variations, software, Supplementary Data}

Additional Method of Analysis Confirms Human-Chimp Genomes Are About 15 Percent Different

_{Casey Luskin
May 27, 2025

Evolution, Human Exceptionalism, Human Origins and Anthropology

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This number is only looking at the non-sex chromosomes. When you look at the sex chromosomes, the differences seem to be even greater. Read More ›

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Author
Casey Luskin

Date
May 21, 2025

Categories
Evolution
Human Origins and Anthropology
Science Reporting
Tagged
, 1 percent myth, 1 percent myth (series), ape genomes, bonobos, Bornean orangutans, chimpanzees, deletions, DNA, fact check, gap difference, gap divergence, gene duplications, genomes, Gorilla gorilla, gorillas, human genome, humans, insertions, Kateryna Makova, National Center for Biotechnology Information, Nature (journal), order of magnitude, Pan paniscus, Pan troglodytes, persistent scientific errors, Pongo abelii, short nucleotide variations, siamangs, Smithsonian Institution, SNVs, Sumatran orangutans, Supplemental Data}

Fact Check: New “Complete” Chimp Genome Shows 14.9 Percent Difference from Human Genome

_{Casey Luskin
May 21, 2025

Evolution, Human Origins and Anthropology, Science Reporting

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I suspect that this radical finding has implications — for human exceptionalism and more — that people will be discussing for a long time. Read More ›