Do Americans feel threatened by the fact that scientists have proved they are genetically identical to wasps?

Question

A recent scientific paper which appeared in Nature in December 2006 has caused a furore in intellectual circles. Professor Heinz Stahl's work on Racial Divergence in Genetic Heritage shows us that Whereas Northern Europeans share 97% of their genes with the common Grasshopper, the average white (caucasian) American's DNA is exactly the same as the garden wasp. Are people in the U.S. threatened by this fact or do they see it as a liberating truth?

Answer 1

if americans feel threatened it is only for sheer ignorance, since the study does in no way suggest that we are genetically IDENTICAL to wasps. no, you even quoted the europeans as being 97 percent, which is not 100 percent. 100 percent means identical. Indeed, only identical twins are identical.
Not only this, but caucasian americans came from europe, so we share the same genes as white europeans. this "supposed" study is flawed, and the asker takes a flawed study and goes even further to misrepresent the results.

Answer 2

Could you provide some better reference to this article.

There are three issues of Nature in December, 2006. I found no mention of Heinz Stahl in any of them.

A Google query with "Heinz Stahl wasp" brings up zero hits.

For something causing a "furore in intellectual circles" I find no mention of this at all.

And if this is a joke posting ... I guess I missed the joke.

Answer 3

ok the quickest observable answer to evolution is human guided evolution. We go pollenate plant life of categories to generate an entire new style of plant to in good shape our standards. To a smaller degree we do the comparable with animals breeding those with the features we want . be conscious the difference between the important different and young ones Pig and a wild one. Our variations interior the animal kingdom are great yet no longer greater effective then the plant kingdom (we actually create new species right here). So how can we do it. We selectively breed what we want and permit what we dont die, that's no longer so some distance removed from variations in environmental situations searching down those no longer in good shape to proceed to exist as a effect changing the existence form in question. that's additionally what's springing up the superbugs. The slower examples are fossil archives indicating the sluggish exchange of animals to their present day varieties. I even have yet to work out a Cromagnon or Australapithicus working around on the instant however the bones are there to point they did exist and that they have got been human-like in form. Evolution explains their presence. ===== reaction ============== ok quantity 3 I already gave 2 and you dont seem responding to me... regardless.... quantity 3. DNA shows our relative closeness to the primate kingdom indicating our ancestry is closer then that of different animals additionally indicating the presence of human-like critters.

Answer 4

Well, that Americans think that only W.A.S.Ps (white anglo saxon protestants) are the "elite" population of USA was a well known fact already. This study only proves why in a scientific way....

I am impressed!

Answer 5

The Americans should be rejoicing, the fact that they are so high up on the evolution scale and food chain

Answer 6

i would not worry about that it is a well known fact that 80% of americans is quite dim, so they would not even know the existence of something called genetics

Answer 7

I would dispute this study. How can two organisms have the exact same DNA and yet be so different?

Answer 8

ROTFL!!!

well if i was american i would probably ask what a wasp was first before getting upset or angry.

Answer 9

Thats why they made films like 'The Sting'.

Answer 10

No one or things DNA is exactly the same......DUH. Get your news from somewhere else.