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Monday, August 09, 2010

LLOYD PYE WRITES:

A new video is available for viewing on the Starchild website (see link below). It is 9:51 of highlights from a lecture filmed by Jonathan Kerr-Smith in London. It briefly covers some background issues, but focuses strongly on the latest genetic developments, hopefully making clear their historic importance.

http://www.starchildproject.com/

In addition to the video, below is a message from our geneticist to make clear what we have and what we hope to do with it when we secure the money we need to proceed. If you know any millionaires who might have open minds, and whom you can personally contact on our behalf, please let them know we're still looking for our investor. We'll be happy to provide to them proof of our project's legitimacy, and its outstanding prospects for return on investment.

"Sequencing the Starchild's genome from the bone samples is technically similar to what has been done with the Neanderthal genome, with the great advantage that any kind of contamination, including human DNA, can be easily ruled out by comparison with existing databases of genome sequences. What we seek are stretches of sequences that are not even similar to any existing species from the animal kingdom. Essentially, we are looking for DNA proof of a new, previously unknown, species. We already have several stretches of such DNA that does not show any similarity to species within the animal kingdom. Yet the final conclusion about a new species can be accomplished only when we recover DNA sequences that can be translated into a protein with a predictable function."

As you see, he's saying we definitely have proof that part of the Starchild's nuclear DNA is not found within Earth's animal kingdom. Unfortunately, his discovery is only partial, not yet enough to slam the lid shut on skceptics. But that is coming. When he has the entire genome in hand, enough to translate some sequences into never-before-seen proteins, that will nail the lid tight and change history forever. It is within our grasp to do that right now. All we need is help finishing the job that is already well underway.

Lloyd

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

If you actually go and have a look at the reports from the DNA researchers that are listed on that website, you get a very, very different take on the analysis quoted. The DNA analysis that was done seems to have been specifically aimed at human mitochondrial DNA, with special reference to looking specifically for Native American mitochondrial DNA markers.

The samples seem to be somewhat degraded and the researcher didn't get particularly clear results, but of the results that were obtained, the sample from a molar tooth from the skull provided the best results (as you might imagine).

The results found that the individual belonged to Native American haplogroup A; definitely animal, definitely human, definitely native American human, and definitely female.

And at this point the story dies on its feet, really. All Mr Pye has got here is the skull of a young female native American who probably suffered from nutritional deficiencies and/or other pathologies and genetic problems. The girl probably had a pretty miserable life, all things considered and I for one reckon a decent burial might be the best thing to do with her remains.

Chris Clark said...

Any truly alien lifeform would certainly not have the same genetic code as humans or any other terrestrial life. The most convincing evidence of alien origin would be the discovery of genes written in a totally new code.