The eyes have it.So some neo-Darwinist DNA DNA: see nucleic acid. DNA or deoxyribonucleic acid One of two types of nucleic acid (the other is RNA); a complex organic compound found in all living cells and many viruses. It is the chemical substance of genes. researchers found that a few genes link a shrew shrew, common name for the small, insectivorous mammals of the family Soricidae, related to the moles. Shrews include the smallest mammals; the smallest shrews are under 2 in. (5.1 cm) long, excluding the tail, and the largest are about 6 in. (15 cm) long. and an elephant ("Genes seem to link unlikely relatives," SN: 1/6/01, p. 4). Indeed, they are certain that all our other senses (like perceived morphology and such) should be overruled and their new evolutionary story accepted over all other stories. Russell Husted Chula Vista Chula Vista (ch  `lə), city (1990 pop. 135,163), San Diego co., S Calif., on San Diego Bay; inc. 1911. , Calif. Study coauthor Mark Pagel of the University of Reading in England says there's less than 1 chance in 10,000 that each of the genetic markers genetic marker n. A gene phenotypically associated with a particular, easily identified trait and used to identify an individual or cell carrying that gene. found would arise independently in unrelated animals. Odds of all three together are vanishingly small, he adds. Send communications to: Editor, SCIENCE NEWS 1719 N Street, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20036 or scinews@sciserv.org All letters subject to editing. |
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