Scientists in Montreal have discovered that not all human cells are identical, a surprising observation that could turn genetic research upside down.
For years, scientists have worked on the assumption that, when it comes to DNA, every cell in the body is essentially similar to every other cell.
But the results of a study published in the July issue of the journal Human Mutation show there are major genetic differences between blood and tissue cells.
“This is very important and exciting,” said Dr. Morris Schweitzer of McGill University’s department of medicine, who led the study.
He said that, when looking for genetic risk factors for diseases, researchers have assumed blood cells were a mirror of what was happening in tissue cells.
“Our findings show that it’s not the case. You have to look at the tissue if you really want to study the genetics of the disease,” Mr. Schweitzer said.
He said the discovery raises important questions about a booming new area of genetic research known as Genome-Wide Association studies.
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This story went up because Canadian scientists just threw a huge monkey wrench into the world DNA machinery.
“As always” we find that things are never as simple as people want to believe.
Is this capricious randomness or perhaps intelligent design?
It’s neither. We simply don’t know enough about cells. Science is no place to attribute everything unknown to the “magic man in the sky”.
“Scientists in Montreal have discovered that not all human cells are identical”. Well duh. There has got to be some significant genetic malfunction happening that causes people to believe in liberalism. How else could it be explained?