[H] fruit fly DNA found to contain the entire genome of a bacterial parasite
Posted: Sun Nov 11, 2007 7:44 pm
Couldn’t the following, when pursued further, provide clear evidence of our miasmatic theories?
From the December issue of DISCOVER magazine (reputable science, AFAIK): ***[title:] Data The Invaders Are parasites infiltrating your DNA?*** “…now a study of fruit flies has turned up startling evidence of interspecies invasion: the entire genome of a bacterial parasite lodged in the DNA of an unsuspecting fruit fly species, where it will be passed on through the fly’s reproductive system to the next generation, just like the fly’s own genes. … So far, researchers do not think that bacteria have a similarly intimate relationship with humans. Scientists have exhaustively checked the human genome for bacterial genes, but none have been found. …but to find evidence, researchers would have to do a cell-by-cell search for extra DNA, particularly in bacteria-laden places like the gastrointestinal tract. …’like looking for a needle in a pile of needles.’”
The brief byte (on page 14) also notes that “scientists [have] found that so-called junk DNA—stretches of genetic material that don’t code for any protein—is not junk at all but has a powerful, mysterious regulatory role. … For decades much of the bacterial DNA found in complex organisms during genome mapping was thought to be due to contamination, and many results were tossed out on that basis… …previous projects will [now] have to be reexamined.” Teresa (Northern VA, USA)
From the December issue of DISCOVER magazine (reputable science, AFAIK): ***[title:] Data The Invaders Are parasites infiltrating your DNA?*** “…now a study of fruit flies has turned up startling evidence of interspecies invasion: the entire genome of a bacterial parasite lodged in the DNA of an unsuspecting fruit fly species, where it will be passed on through the fly’s reproductive system to the next generation, just like the fly’s own genes. … So far, researchers do not think that bacteria have a similarly intimate relationship with humans. Scientists have exhaustively checked the human genome for bacterial genes, but none have been found. …but to find evidence, researchers would have to do a cell-by-cell search for extra DNA, particularly in bacteria-laden places like the gastrointestinal tract. …’like looking for a needle in a pile of needles.’”
The brief byte (on page 14) also notes that “scientists [have] found that so-called junk DNA—stretches of genetic material that don’t code for any protein—is not junk at all but has a powerful, mysterious regulatory role. … For decades much of the bacterial DNA found in complex organisms during genome mapping was thought to be due to contamination, and many results were tossed out on that basis… …previous projects will [now] have to be reexamined.” Teresa (Northern VA, USA)