Re: transhumanism gets a thrashing

From: Jeff Davis (jrd1415@yahoo.com)
Date: Sat Sep 21 2002 - 18:50:10 MDT


Extropes,

--- "Robert J. Bradbury" <bradbury@aeiveos.com> wrote:
 
> Jeff Davis wrote:

<snip>

> > ...'human' DNA is
> already 99.9% 'non-human'.
>
> I don't think so. I think the standard measure of
> the difference
> between humans and chimpanzees is 97-98%.
>

Awright awready. I stand corrected.

...'human DNA is already AROUND 97.5% 'non-human'.

I said 'ballpark', Robert.

Sheesh! What a stickler. ;-)

Best, Jeff Davis

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