We’ve been getting to know RNA biochemist and RTB’s first visiting scholar, Dr. Patricia Fanning. Picking up where we left off February 18, we end the interview with an enlightening discussion on embryology and the uniqueness of humans (plus, a little taste of Patricia’s nonscientific interests). (more…)
March 4, 2011
Getting to Know You: An Interview with Patricia Fanning, Part 2 (of 2)
Posted by Maureen under Biochemistry, Humanity's Uniqueness, Humans, Interview | Tags: Biochemistry, FOXP2 gene, hominids, humans, interview, visiting scholar |[3] Comments
January 15, 2010
Of Hominids and Humans
Posted by Maureen under Debates, DNA & Genetics, Evolution, Hominids, Humans, Image of God | Tags: Creation/Evolution, cultural big bang, FOXP2, genes, hominids, humans, language gene |1 Comment
Do Neanderthals belong in the human family tree?
“You get that from your dad’s side of the family.”
I hear this comment a lot—and with good reason. Of the three daughters born to my parents, I’m most like my father in personality and looks.
Ancestry is an interesting thing. It’s easy to see what traits we’ve inherited from parents, grandparents, and even great-grandparents. But who else resides in our family tree? (more…)
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