tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16505569.post7302448341218915799..comments2024-01-05T05:02:20.353+00:00Comments on CRYPTOZOOLOGY ONLINE: Still on the Track: THE LATEST PART OF THE DIALOGUE BETWEEN THE CFZ AND THE PERSON CALLING HIMSELF `THE HIGHLAND TIGER`Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16505569.post-48967128554971070452010-11-30T15:39:39.518+00:002010-11-30T15:39:39.518+00:00I would like to ask Highland Tiger if he is famili...I would like to ask Highland Tiger if he is familiar with a Harry Enfield character who says things like “You didn't wanna do that!” “Only Me!” “You should have done it this way not that way!” "Now I do not believe you wanted to do that!" if not then I recommend he watches it on Youtube and then takes a good hard look at himself in the mirror. Thats Harry Enfield ONLY ME.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16505569.post-59194011638692553132010-11-30T12:05:40.758+00:002010-11-30T12:05:40.758+00:00My opinion in this matter is that the observed DNA...My opinion in this matter is that the observed DNA was mostly from contamination of the sample at some point. I prefer to use the logical tool Occam's Razor in these matters, and prefer the simplest explanation in the matter.<br /><br />We know that the hairs were collected from a rain forest environment (hot and humid) by people who probably didn't take great pains to avoid contamination by human epithelial cells. We also know that Lars examined the hairs and found them to closely resemble Orang utan hairs, i.e. to be within the probable range of variation that Orang utan hairs are capable of, so therefore either from an Orang utan or something very closely related to it.<br /><br />We also know that the DNA analysis would have had to have used PCR to amplify the initial sample to provide a decent sample for typing, and that PCR is peculiarly sensitive to contamination. In particular, it tends to amplify undamaged, long-chain DNA preferentially over degraded, short-chain DNA. <br /><br />This leads me to prefer the hair analysis Lars performed over the DNA analysis, since to give equal weight to both would force me to believe that a human can produce hair that's damn nigh identical to Orang utan hair, yet retain a human-like DNA profile.<br /><br />I also tend to have a little sympathy with "The Highland Tiger" in his criticisms of CFZ data retention policies; as I frequently tell people, you can never have enough backups!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com