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Well if there wasn't a good enough reason to save our oceans,
there is now because it means saving our relatives, and possibly
ourselves. Australian Scientists have completed a study revealing
that humans and sea sponges have about 70% of our DNA in common.
After completing the genetic sequencing of sea sponges from the
Great Barrier Reef, there's no doubt that we're still intricately
linked to our most ancient ancestors. But the link is more than an
interesting fun fact. It could also play a role in curing human
diseases like cancer.
According to Yahoo News, the DNA shared between humans and sea
sponges includes many that are typically associated with disease
and cancer -- and lead researcher Bernard Degnan of the University
of Queensland says this means the potential for new breakthroughs
in cancer and stem cell research.
"Sponges have what's (considered) the 'Holy Grail' of stem cells,"
Degnan told AFP. "(It) might actually inform the way we think
about our own stem cells and how we might be able to use them in
future medical applications."
If saving reefs for the reefs' sake wasn't enough, perhaps
throwing a little self-interest into the mix will convince more
people to protect what's left of the incredibly delicate
ecosystems and the sea sponges and other life that lives in them.
Science Daily reports that sequencing the the DNA of the Great
Barrier Reef marine sponge -- a 650 million-year-old group of
organisms -- reveals basic information about cancer, including the
emergence of a network of specialized cells. The researchers
explain that as organisms evolved from single cell to
multicellular, a conflict is created in that individual
specialized cells want to keep replicating. Cancer is the
uncontrolled replication of cells, and understanding the evolution
of animals from sea sponges all the way up to primates can help
reveal more clues to how cancer works, and can be prevented.
The findings are published in Nature
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[tab]Hey guys, lets rate the scientist late because I don't want to look bad because of all my clocks.[/tab]Who lives in a pineapple under the sea?
wow thats interesting :aaa:
I kinda see how, it kind of looks like your mother. :smug:
Fuckin' awesome.
We share a majority of our DNA with every living animal on Earth, what's the point.
Spongebob Squarepants had us all along...
no wonder i dress up as spongebob on the weekends
We also share 97% of our DNA with horses...
The more you know
I don't understand. I can't absorb water and if I co- Oh wait. I can absorb water. :smug:
The only thing this tells me is just how much 30% of our DNA actually is.
[QUOTE=ExplodingGuy;23884811]We also share 97% of our DNA with horses...
The more you know[/QUOTE]
98% primate, 97% horse, and 70% sea sponge?
Jesus, we're at 265%.
How many times must it be said? We don't share DNA with anything because God made us unique and in His image. I'm no monkey, I'm certainly no sponge.
fyi 70% isn't a whole lot in genetics. hell, 90% isn't a whole lot.
Bear in mind what DNA does, information on how things as simple as cells must be structured has to be provided. If a certain structure of cell works, it'll be found in more than one species likely.
[QUOTE=GodKing;23885042]How many times must it be said? We don't share DNA with anything because God made us unique and in His image. I'm no monkey, I'm certainly no sponge.[/QUOTE]
Are you a horse?
And this comes a surprise to no one. All living things are derived from a common ancestor, of course there's going to be a large amount of shared DNA even between really different things.
DNA? The fuck is that? Something created by them atheists to fuck with minds. Why the fuck don't we have hooves and tails if we share this magical "DNA" with horses and monkeys hm?
[QUOTE=imadaman;23885430]DNA? The fuck is that? Something created by them atheists to fuck with minds. Why the fuck don't we have hooves and tails if we share this magical "DNA" with horses and monkeys hm?[/QUOTE]
You know what DNA means? Deoxyribonucleic... ACID. You know what happens to things in ACID? They melt, that's what. The idea that our bodies are made up of some chemicals in acid and we're still able to live with [B]acid[/B] in our body is just absurd!
Someone discovered science class.
[QUOTE=GodKing;23885042]How many times must it be said? We don't share DNA with anything because God made us unique and in His image. I'm no monkey, I'm certainly no sponge.[/QUOTE]
This is why we can't have good things.
We've known about this for awhile, it's nothing new.
I'm not surprised, all organic life originates from what pretty much was a green puddle of good while the earth was still unvegetated and the earth looked like a big rock.
Clearly, it is possible that a lifeform branced out, one led to the chain which resulted in us humans, one led to the seasponge.
Evolution is awesome :science:.
[QUOTE=david927;23885674]This is why we can't have good things.[/QUOTE]
We have God, sir. That's all the good we need!
[QUOTE=Xen Tricks;23885532]You know what DNA means? Deoxyribonucleic... ACID. [/QUOTE]
pff sounds like something a bunch of damn hippies came up with while on acid
wait a minute
Nothing particularly special about this. Every living thing on Earth came from one single common ancestor, and it's no surprise that we share DNA with all the living things on the planet, since we're all relatives.
[QUOTE=GodKing;23885890]We have God, sir. That's all the good we need![/QUOTE]
:jihad:Praise be to Allah brother.
[QUOTE=tyanet;23886040]Nothing particularly special about this. Every living thing on Earth came from one single common ancestor, and it's no surprise that we share DNA with all the living things on the planet, since we're all relatives.[/QUOTE]
[img]http://www.treehugger.com/sea-sponge-pink.jpg[/img]
Did your grandpa look like this? That's what I thought...
[QUOTE=GodKing;23885042]How many times must it be said? We don't share DNA with anything because God made us unique and in His image. I'm no monkey, I'm certainly no sponge.[/QUOTE]
So much stupidity in one post causes me headaches.
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Did your grandpa look like this? That's what I thought...[/QUOTE]
Last time I checked 30% of your DNA doesn't change within two generations.
[QUOTE=Paramud;23885355]Are you a horse?[/QUOTE]
I'm hung like one. ;)
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