Tag: human genome

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Author
Wesley J. Smith

Date
February 10, 2026

Categories
Genetics
Human Exceptionalism
Tagged
, 1 percent myth, Casey Luskin, Center for Science and Culture, chimp genome, chimpanzees, Darwinian evolution, Discovery Institute, educators, genetic difference, genetics, genome, geology, human beings, human exceptionalism, human genome, intelligent design, scientists, Smithsonian Institution, speakers, statistics, students, UC San Diego, University of Johannesburg, University of San Diego}

Dr. Luskin on Human/Chimp Genetic Differences and Why They Matter

_{Wesley J. Smith
February 10, 2026

Genetics, Human Exceptionalism

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I invited one of Discovery Institute’s premier scholars to discuss new findings and the meaning of it all. Read More ›

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Author
David Coppedge

Date
November 18, 2025

Categories
Genetics
Human Origins and Anthropology
Paleontology
Tagged
, Darwinian assumptions, Denisovans, Denyse O’Leary, DNA, Durham University, Europeans, genes, handprints, historical racism, Homo sapiens, human genome, human nature, intelligence, introgression, John Hawks, Michael Gross, modern humans, Neanderthal art, Neanderthals, ochre, Paul Pettitt, PIEZO1, PNAS, Racism, Siberia, skulls, Taiwan, teeth}

With Neanderthals and Denisovans, We Are All the Same Kind of Being

_{David Coppedge
November 18, 2025

Genetics, Human Origins and Anthropology, Paleontology

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Evolutionary anthropologists need to stop putting people groups into “less evolved” categories. It’s a form of historical racism. 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, 1 percent myth (series), 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, 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
David Klinghoffer

Date
June 13, 2025

Categories
Evolution
Genetics
Human Origins and Anthropology
Tagged
, 1 percent myth, chimp genome, chimpanzees, common ancestry, common design, computer programmers, Discovery Institute, Donald Trump, Evolution News, geneticists, human genome, humans, National Museum of Natural History, Nature (journal), signage, Smithsonian Institution, Supplemental Data, taxpayers, University of Washington}

Challenged on the “1 Percent” Myth, Smithsonian Gives a Meaningless Non-Answer

_{David Klinghoffer
June 13, 2025

Evolution, Genetics, Human Origins and Anthropology

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Note to President Trump: I find this pretty disrespectful to the people who pay the bills at the Smithsonian. 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, biologists, biology, chimpanzees, chromosomes, common descent, diploidal genome, gap divergence, genome, genomic analysis, haploid, human exceptionalism, human genome, humans, Nature (journal), non-sex chromosomes, nucleotides, Progressive Cactus, Research, sex chromosomes, 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
Andrew McDiarmid

Date
May 23, 2025

Categories
Evolution
Human Origins and Anthropology
Science Reporting
Tagged
, 1 percent myth, 1 percent myth (series), American Museum of Natural History, Casey Luskin, chimpanzees, Emily Reeves, human exceptionalism, human genome, humans, ID the Future, National Geographic, new york, order of magnitude, podcast, Science (journal), Scientific American}

Breaking: New Study Shatters the 1 Percent Human-Chimp Difference Myth

_{Andrew McDiarmid
May 23, 2025

Evolution, Human Origins and Anthropology, Science Reporting

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The 1 percent statistic has become so widely cited and accepted that it could be considered an “icon of evolution.” Read More ›

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Author
Casey Luskin

Date
May 22, 2025

Categories
Evolution
Human Exceptionalism
Human Origins and Anthropology
Tagged
, 1 percent myth, 1 percent myth (series), ape genomes, brains, cell division, chimpanzees, DNA, genetic differences, genomes, human genome, humans, Jonathan Wells, misrepresentation, Nature (journal), Nucleic Acids Research, order of magnitude, repetitive DNA, zombies}

Genetic Differences Between Humans and Chimps Represent Functional DNA

_{Casey Luskin
May 22, 2025

Evolution, Human Exceptionalism, Human Origins and Anthropology

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I contacted the corresponding authors of the original study and they kindly offered their interpretation of the differences between the human and chimp genomes. 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, siamangs, Smithsonian Institution, 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 ›

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Author
Brian Miller

Date
April 21, 2025

Categories
Biology
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Mathematics
Tagged
, biology, cognition, David Klinghoffer, Denis Noble, Discovery Institute Press, DNA, electric fields, ENCODE project, evolutionary theory, Forrest Mims, genome, goal-directedness, Harvard University, human genome, information, intelligent design, Jonathan Wells, junk DNA, Michael Levin, minds, Perry Marshall, Plato, Plato's Revenge, Platonic forms, purpose, random mutations, Richard Sternberg, Robert Rosen, Seymour Garte, Stuart Kauffman, teleonomy, Tufts University, William A. Dembski}

Plato’s Revenge: Mathematical Biologist Richard Sternberg Foresaw Major Developments in Biology

_{Brian Miller
April 21, 2025

Biology, Evolution, Intelligent Design, Mathematics

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A new book traces the ideas of Dr. Sternberg, who offers rigorous scientific evidence that the true control center of life lies outside DNA. Read More ›

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
January 14, 2025

Categories
Biology
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, Dan Graur, Darwinian scientists, ENCODE, ERVs, evolution, genome, human genome, intelligent design, junk DNA, Long Story Short, non-coding DNA, onions, predictions, pseudogenes, science stopper, The Codes of Life, University of Houston}

New “Long Story” Short: “ERVs, Pseudogenes, & Onions”

_{David Klinghoffer
January 14, 2025

Biology, Evolution, Intelligent Design

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Intelligent design is a “science stopper”? It “makes people stupid”? These are among the claims of some smart scientists who ought to know better. Read More ›