Humans, or human beings, are bipedal, non-brachiating, aboreal dwelling creatures belonging to the mammalian species Homo sapiens.
It seems that when it had to pick the species that would dominate the animal reign a few million years ago, nature flipped a coin. The choice was between humans and chimps.
Scientists at the Georgia Institute of Technology have found genetic evidence that seems to support a controversial hypothesis that humans and chimpanzees may be more closely related to each other than chimps are to the other two species of great apes, gorillas and orangutans. In addition, the team led by biologist Soojin Yi says that the rate of human and chimp molecular evolution, in other words, the changes that occur over time at genetic level, are much slower than that of gorillas and orangutans.
"For the first time, we've shown that the difference in the rate of molecular evolution between humans and chimpanzees is very small, but significant, suggesting that the evolution of human-specific life history traits is very recent," said Yi.
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2007-02-17 01:33:31
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answered by Anonymous
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two legs, holding the body frame to and off the ground and for balance humans have 2 legs. coming from either side the body of the creature are 2 armsof approx 36 inches, these hang at the sides of the body unless in movement. digets growing from these arms are called fingers, unually 5 on each 'hand'. At the apex of the torso or body is a rounded object called the head. here 2 eyes and a nose is on the front and two ears are seen on the sides of the head.Eyes are used to perceive objects the nose is for breathing in air and expelling what the body does not use
ears are for sensing through hearing sounds.
The head contains a brain and this is the bodies computer.
Human beings have minds that seek to be the master, to be first, to be the conquerer, and so humans are destructive towards themselves, each other and their surroundings.
Although their habitat is reduced to living on an unstable planet spinning in space in orbit of a ball of fire they seem not to know this is a cause for insecurity.
2007-02-20 02:36:30
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answered by jupiteress 7
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hi it is a hard process i wrote a thesis on it college the reason it is hard is that most people believe humans are defined by the characteristics of living like respiration, feeding, growth but all living creatures fal into all or some of these. In my thesis i focused on finding out the things that make us unique like being highly muticellular( having sets of cells-tissues that perform certain functions in the body) and our DNA sequence(eukaryotes) is completly unique and whatever u have heard that a monkeys DNA sequence is identical thats not true. Our physiology and life cycle is differnt to others and the ability to be part of a culture and the high capacity to learn. I could go on for a while but hope that helps u byeee
2007-02-21 00:13:10
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answered by zendafranklin 2
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Intelligent carbon based lifeform with a body resembling a water bag, with a calcium phosphate endoskeleton. Main sensory inputs concentrated in the higher part of the body, 4 main limbs with 5 digits each. Metabolism is based on a oxydative path that use the Oxygen present in the atmosphere of their planet to oxydize carbon based molecules commonly presents on the surface of the same planet. Direct comunication between 2 creatures is made with specialized organs that can emit and receive vibrations that propagate in the atmosphere. This is called speaking and listening.
The population is divided into 2 sexes and the reproduction is sexuate and needs partecipation of both the sexes.
2007-02-17 01:35:08
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answered by scientific_boy3434 5
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Ungrateful. which will sum up the human race. All different adjectives , selfishness lined, stem from this one single undesirable trait.. There are sufficient issues around to constantly remind the human beings approximately gratefulness. The dogs , the flowers , the cyclical nature .... everthing around us. yet , guy takes each thing with none attention and owns up each thing as his. great souls , from the faster situations, have all under pressure upon this one factor and that would have replaced the existence of the folk in the international. yet , gratitude is a forgotten be conscious and is seen a vulnerable sign! What a pity. between the justifications that religions are nevertheless thriving is this gratitude element. mutually as guy does decide to be grateful in any respect he/she has a small feeling of gratitude in the direction of an invisible tension stated as God and that the religious leaders are exploiting to the hilt.
2016-10-15 12:27:34
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answered by rosen 4
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In need of a lot of help. Having wisdom, mankind does not know what to do with it (multitude of nukes and nothing to do with them). Mankind is on a road he does not know where it leads, or where the end of it is. At present all that may be said of mankind is that it is a very greedy, self-serving, animalistic group of "things" warring with each other to gain what they cannot keep, and in the process destroying lives that cannot be replaced. The only hope open is, that God returns to earth and causes mankind to live by universal values of right.
2007-02-17 01:37:20
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answered by Anonymous
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Having Useless Materialism Avoiding Natural Sensitivity
hope u got me
2007-02-17 01:24:59
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answered by vagabond x 3
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Humans have one characteristic animals don't.
Animals are reprogrammed by "instincts" that affect the whole species--what they do works for the species as a whole but not necessarily for the individual forced to do it by pre-programmied responses.
Human beings are born not knowing how to think--they have to have safety and models to copy in order to learn thinking at all and not be "feral".
Then they have to learn to do it right--using the conscious mind (ego) to understand the categories of things--the inner workings in prioritized order of what makes everything what it is at "normative" level; and then they still have to reprogram their emotions to match what they've found out is true and not true, valuable and not value or actually harmful, important or unimportant.
Scientists use the term "sentient" for all animals' mental awareness and need to think and "sapient" or wise for successful humans.
I prefer for humans the term "sapient-potential".
2007-02-17 01:25:25
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answered by Robert David M 7
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human beings, are bipedal primates belonging to the mammalian species Homo sapiens (Latin: "wise man" or "knowing man")
Like most primates, humans are social by nature. However, humans are particularly adept at utilizing systems of communication for self-expression and the exchange of ideas. Humans create complex social structures composed of cooperating and competing groups, ranging in scale from individual families to nations, and social interaction between humans has established a variety of traditions, rituals, ethics, values, social norms, and laws which form the basis of human society.
2007-02-17 01:23:17
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answered by IndianaHoosier 5
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Bipedal primates, characterized by Glabrousness and Pantophobia. In terms of culture can be characterized as myrmidon in all aspects; religiously, politically, commercially.
They are nihilistic in all regards.
2007-02-17 01:31:33
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answered by Ethan M 1
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