A Bone-Chilling Discovery Has Emerged From the Ice Age...
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"A Bone-Chilling Discovery Has Emerged From the Ice Age—and It's Still Shaping Humanity"
But for once, we can’t blame the Neanderthals. The DNA in question comes directly from Denisovans. Researchers published a study in the journal PLOS Genetics in which they stated that the Denisovan-originated human gene variant SLC30A9 has passed into a majority of modern populations, and could be to blame for knocking off modern mental equilibrium.
SLC30A9 helps control the transportation of zinc across cell membranes. The gene, coding for the ZnT9 protein, has some real benefits—especially in cold climates, as its role in cellular metabolism helped humans adapt to cold weather. But it has some cons as well. Namely, zinc imbalances may result in neurological abnormalities such as depression, hyperactivity disorder, autism spectrum disorder, and schizophrenia.
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When marriages were arranged an Apsie would probably just go with it.
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How would a mutation absorbed from a non-Sapiens member of the genus Homo offer any insight into what's "the original design" for H. sapiens?
The earliest H. sapiens wouldn't have possessed any admixture from non-African members of Homo, therefore non-African members of Homo can offer zero insight into the original state of H. sapiens.
If a trait is possessed by Denisovians but not by Neanderthals nor by H. sapiens without Denisovian admixture that strongly indicates that trait is derived (new), not basal (original).
Beyond that, social skills are important survival skills for apes in general, not just H. sapiens who live over a certain density. Hunter/gatherers depend on social skills, those skills didn't only become important once agriculture emerged (at least based on any hunter/gatherer society that's been observed).
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headlines just to get attention? "bone chilling".... ??? or is that a play on the fact that the find is from the ice age maybe. argh... I'm always the last to get the joke.
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maybe they thought that. bone- chilling was good marketing ....???
but it is a potentially curious thing ..oddly had noticed as time passed , if I was outside in the cold ..And I came in just alittle bit , It seemed if after alittle warm up , my length of time outside was more comfortable and less bone chilling
when I went outside the second time . Within a hour or two .Literally put ....after -8 degrees F outside ...which is defo not an ideal time to test this concept . When the temperature went back up to 28 or 32 F it was almost sweater weather,
It was like my body had aclimated . But after being warm for a few days as temp. rose and if I was less active .
It could be 47F and could feel quite chilly . And trying to predict this phenomina, was pretty hard .. But living in the midwest . I saw it over and over again , happen to me .?..?... and even one other Aspie friend . Whom became aware of it . After he experienced it first hand.. Just weird.... First , i thought it was just me not adapting well .
Cause i would end up being hot indoors after one or two of the episodes . After doing this cycle thing of getting cold adjusted . In and out of warm cars into cold air and back into warm stores, and back out to the car . And I was taking my coat off ..After just a few times of doing this . ( Just warming up alittle past cold soaked for a 1/2 hour . And my endurance for the outside cold goes up it seemed.. but as always Your Mileage may vary
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Yeah. The title is BS clickbait of the worst kind.
If the story were about ...something bad that is about to happen...that was previously unknown. Then THAT would be "bone chilling".
Like "astronomers just discovered an asteroid in the sky that will hit Earth and wipe all life on earth... in five years".
But the story is about endemic diseases or conditions that have already been around forever...and its saying "that we now have a new explanation for this stuff that always existed that we didnt have before". So it doesnt contain anything scary (ergo nothing "bone chilling").
Not that it doesnt have content that isnt interesting or relevant.
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but it is a potentially curious thing ..oddly had noticed as time passed , if I was outside in the cold ..And I came in just alittle bit , It seemed if after alittle warm up , my length of time outside was more comfortable and less bone chilling
when I went outside the second time . Within a hour or two .Literally put ....after -8 degrees F outside ...which is defo not an ideal time to test this concept . When the temperature went back up to 28 or 32 F it was almost sweater weather,
It was like my body had aclimated . But after being warm for a few days as temp. rose and if I was less active .
It could be 47F and could feel quite chilly . And trying to predict this phenomina, was pretty hard .. But living in the midwest . I saw it over and over again , happen to me .?..?... and even one other Aspie friend . Whom became aware of it . After he experienced it first hand.. Just weird.... First , i thought it was just me not adapting well .
Cause i would end up being hot indoors after one or two of the episodes . After doing this cycle thing of getting cold adjusted . In and out of warm cars into cold air and back into warm stores, and back out to the car . And I was taking my coat off ..After just a few times of doing this . ( Just warming up alittle past cold soaked for a 1/2 hour . And my endurance for the outside cold goes up it seemed.. but as always Your Mileage may vary
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"Curiosity is one of the permanent and certain characteristics of a vigorous intellect.” Samuel Johnson
How would a mutation absorbed from a non-Sapiens member of the genus Homo offer any insight into what's "the original design" for H. sapiens?
The earliest H. sapiens wouldn't have possessed any admixture from non-African members of Homo, therefore non-African members of Homo can offer zero insight into the original state of H. sapiens.
If a trait is possessed by Denisovians but not by Neanderthals nor by H. sapiens without Denisovian admixture that strongly indicates that trait is derived (new), not basal (original).
Beyond that, social skills are important survival skills for apes in general, not just H. sapiens who live over a certain density. Hunter/gatherers depend on social skills, those skills didn't only become important once agriculture emerged (at least based on any hunter/gatherer society that's been observed).
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