Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.1 6/24/83; site mouton.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!allegra!mouton!hammond From: hammond@mouton.UUCP Newsgroups: net.origins Subject: Re: creationism topics Message-ID: <170@mouton.UUCP> Date: Thu, 4-Oct-84 15:38:34 EDT Article-I.D.: mouton.170 Posted: Thu Oct 4 15:38:34 1984 Date-Received: Sat, 6-Oct-84 03:36:16 EDT References: <32500003@uiucdcsb.UUCP>, <596@utastro.UUCP> Organization: AT&T Bell Laboratories, Murray Hill Lines: 20 I read yesterday an article which discussed an idea put forth by some scientist that birds and mammals are more closely related than birds and reptiles. Anyway, one of the comments was that some research about protein comparisons had indicated the closest relative to man for the particular protein was a chicken. However, I went back today and was unable to find the magazine again. I was merely browsing among the periodical shelves and have no idea where to find the magazine. I do remember that the reason I picked it up was an article by Stephen Hawkings ( spelling? , The british physicist confined to a wheelchair) about space and time and singularities and the origin of the univerise. Also, the magazine struck me as using "British" (as opposed to American) english. Anyway, prior reports of the chicken-human protein relationships may have been what Gish was refering to. I didn't see any mention of bullfrogs, but then the article was on birds and mammals, not reptiles. Rich Hammond