46 Human Chromosomes
About 30,000 genes are written in our DNA,
which is wound on to 46 chromosomes
Date: Sun, 11 Feb 2001 20:24:37 PST
To: "Actmad List" <actmad@rainier-web.com>
From: "Andrew Phelps" <phelps@cwnet.com>
Subject: [ACTMAD] genes v. NAMI-TAC
Cc: "MHOCCA List" <mhocca@yahoogroups.com>

Lo and behold, they have deciphered the human genome, and instead of 100K genes people have 30K.

The scientists have found that human beings have far fewer genes than they thought, about 30,000, perhaps just a few hundred more than a mouse.

One of the implications of this finding is that environment must play a crucial role in human development — we are not determined solely by our genes.

Source:  BBC 2-12-01

OK folks it’s one down & one to go.

If like TAC says it’s “all biology” then either it’s genes or biochemistry.

Science has now PROVEN that it ain’t genes. They can have big effects, but it does not determine the human condition. Sorry about that!  <grin>

Biochemistry, anyone?

Respectfully

Andrew Phelps

Monument Valley