01-31-2008, 02:28 PM
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Oct 2001
Location: Clinching Party
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Blue eyes result of ancient genetic mutation
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/earth/mai...scieyes130.xml
Frank Sinatra, Stephen Hawking, Marie Curie and Stephen Fry all owe their blue eyes to a genetic mutation that likely occurred between 6,000 and 10,000 years ago, researchers say....
"They have all inherited the same switch at exactly the same spot in their DNA. From this we can conclude that all blue-eyed individuals are linked to the same ancestor,” said Prof Eiberg, who reports the work in the journal Human Genetics.
I don't really have anything to add. I just thought it was a cool story.
So, is anyone out there in CP land related to me?
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01-31-2008, 02:29 PM
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Unfrozen Caveman Lawyer
Join Date: Oct 2002
Location: Crowsnest Pass
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So it wasn't the milk-man that gave my son blue eyes?
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01-31-2008, 02:30 PM
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Everyone's Favorite Oilfan!
Join Date: Aug 2005
Location: San Jose, California
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I am. My eyes change depending on the season though. They will be blue for a few months in the fall, then orange in the winter, then green in the spring, then brown and yellow in the summer. People always ask me about them.
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01-31-2008, 02:31 PM
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Mar 2002
Location: Auckland, NZ
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Somehow, I find that 'all blue-eyed individuals over the course of history all relate back to the same ancestor' is very, very easy thing to say.
This just sounds much easier said, than actually proven.
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01-31-2008, 02:31 PM
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In Your MCP
Join Date: Apr 2004
Location: Watching Hot Dog Hans
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So who's the ancestor? Thor? That would be super cool. Swingin a hammer around to get to work n stuff.
I just finished reading "Next" by Michael Crichton that carries a theme similar to this (genetic alterations and mutations). Pretty cool read if anyone is into that kind of thing.
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01-31-2008, 02:34 PM
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Lives In Fear Of Labelling
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Isn't all of evolution a result of a genetic mutation at one point or another?
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01-31-2008, 02:42 PM
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Jul 2003
Location: Section 218
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I see where they are coming from, but wouldn't you have to test each family line to establish that they follow the same route to blue eyes and that no one in their own family tree just had that same (yet unique) blue eye mutation?
And wouldn't it take a bunch of people having a 'half mutation' that eventually manifested itself in a single person when two half mutation joined to make a whole mutation?
That could mean that over future generations, each person would trace half of their mutation to one person, but that the other half could come from another genetic line that had their own half-mutation?
Claeren.
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01-31-2008, 02:55 PM
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Franchise Player
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Quote:
Originally Posted by troutman
So it wasn't the milk-man that gave my son blue eyes?
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No it was the guy who fixed your dishwasher.....
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01-31-2008, 02:57 PM
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First Line Centre
Join Date: Nov 2006
Location: /dev/null
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Muta
Somehow, I find that 'all blue-eyed individuals over the course of history all relate back to the same ancestor' is very, very easy thing to say.
This just sounds much easier said, than actually proven.
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You should read "The Seven Daughters of Eve" by Bryan Sykes. Great narrative on how genetic historical trends can be measured and traced.
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01-31-2008, 02:58 PM
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Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: Now world wide!
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Quote:
Originally Posted by OILFAN #81
I am. My eyes change depending on the season though. They will be blue for a few months in the fall, then orange in the winter, then green in the spring, then brown and yellow in the summer. People always ask me about them.
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So... do the old eyes, like, fall off or something when the new ones grow in underneath?
That is weird. Talk about a mutation
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01-31-2008, 03:00 PM
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 Posted the 6 millionth post!
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Blue eyes are nice, but black eyes are more fun =)
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01-31-2008, 03:00 PM
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Powerplay Quarterback
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I knew it!! I never could figure out why I cry whenever I watch the X-Men movies.
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01-31-2008, 03:02 PM
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One of the Nine
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Nufy
No it was the guy who fixed your dishwasher.....
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Oh yeah. He fixed her good...
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01-31-2008, 03:04 PM
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Franchise Player
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I'm so glad my wife has green eyes.
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01-31-2008, 03:26 PM
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Unfrozen Caveman Lawyer
Join Date: Oct 2002
Location: Crowsnest Pass
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Quote:
Originally Posted by 4X4
Oh yeah. He fixed her good...
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Darn mutants.
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01-31-2008, 03:29 PM
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: Income Tax Central
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Crap. When do I get my invite to Professor Xavier's school for the gifted?
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01-31-2008, 03:33 PM
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Unfrozen Caveman Lawyer
Join Date: Oct 2002
Location: Crowsnest Pass
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Magneto: We are the future, Charles, not them. They no longer matter.
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01-31-2008, 03:34 PM
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: Income Tax Central
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Quote:
Originally Posted by troutman
Magneto: We are the future, Charles, not them. They no longer matter.
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Our invasion is imminent. Rally the troops.
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The Beatings Shall Continue Until Morale Improves!
This Post Has Been Distilled for the Eradication of Seemingly Incurable Sadness.
The World Ends when you're dead. Until then, you've got more punishment in store. - Flames Fans
If you thought this season would have a happy ending, you haven't been paying attention.
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01-31-2008, 03:35 PM
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Referee
Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: Over the hill
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Wow. I'm.... a MUTANT!
I wonder if anyone will notice...
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