Holywood or Hollywood?

[nortiks]

DNA analysis shows that chickens are more similar to Tyrannosaurus Rex than any other living animal.

Not sure how "they" came up with that conclusion since the half life of DNA under ideal conditions is 521 years, meaning under 2M years its completely unreadable.

 

[Australian]

DNA analysis shows that chickens are more similar to Tyrannosaurus Rex than any other living animal.

I like that. .

They both have pea brains.

 

[Australian]

Psychology is the study of people who don't need to be studied by people who do.

Go to the head of the class !

 

[nortiks]

I like that. .

They both have pea brains.

Anti-science much?

 

[Australian]

Anti-science much?

I love science. As long as it IS science and not a hunch handed down by an “authority”.

 

[Australian]

Judging by the extent of this investigation this could be the death of Rap. How good would that be?

 

[nortiks]

I love science. As long as it IS science and not a hunch handed down by an “authority”.

The proposition that "DNA analysis shows that chickens are more similar to Tyrannosaurus Rex than any other living animal." is what we who studied science call "arm waving speculation". Why? Because the half life of DNA under ideal conditions is 521 years, meaning under 2M years its completely unreadable with respect to its original coding. Which means you need well preserved T-Rex remains that are well under 2M years old. Meanwhile they are fossil dated at about 66Myo.

 

[Australian]

The proposition that "DNA analysis shows that chickens are more similar to Tyrannosaurus Rex than any other living animal." is what we who studied science call "arm waving speculation". Why? Because the half life of DNA under ideal conditions is 521 years, meaning under 2M years its completely unreadable with respect to its original coding. Which means you need well preserved T-Rex remains that are well under 2M years old. Meanwhile they are fossil dated at about 66Myo.

A wise man once said “history is the mississippi of lies” .

 

[nortiks]

A wise man once said “history is the mississippi of lies” .

I don't disagree, but it doesn't alter the requirements of comparing DNA of T-Rex and a chicken.