Thursday, October 17, 2013
Wednesday, October 16, 2013
"Sasquatch Genome Project claims Bigfoot is both real and part human"
By: Lynk Paul - Editor, Team Tracker
This controversial study has indeed caused quite a stir among Bigfoot enthusiasts and researchers over the past five years since it's inception.
I swear I didn't give anyone any samples from me nor did they use me as a control sample source
Some people in the Bigfoot community are per-maturely celebrating what they say is new scientific proof that Sasquatch exists. But based on what exactly? A five-year genetic study funded by Bigfoot-believing businessman Adrian Erickson? The Sasquatch Genome Project, lead by Melba Ketchum, claims to have sequenced three complete nuclear genomes of the legendary beast and found it is a new type of hominin hybrid that arose approximately 15,000 years ago.
Although this can be considered to be quite exciting news to the average person who do not fully understand the history and science behind this creature and this study, many samples were submitted for DNA testing in this project by researchers from all across the country and for the past 5 years, these alleged samples have undergone many tests by a few DNA labs. But for the samples that came back as known, dog, bear, coyote, skunk, deer, Moose, or even human; there WERE samples that came back as unknown and were classified as contaminated.
For carefully controlled samples that came back as unknown, not contaminated, what source did they use to compare and confirm that the sample did indeed come from a real Sasquatch in the first place???
“Our study has sequenced 20 whole mitochondrial genomes and utilized next generation sequencing to obtain 3 whole nuclear genomes from purported Sasquatch samples. The genome sequencing shows that Sasquatch mtDNA is identical to modern Homo sapiens, but Sasquatch nuDNA is a novel, unknown hominin related to Homo sapiens and other primate species,” the group said in a press release.
At a news conference held Tuesday in Dallas, Texas, the researchers shared “never before seen HD video” of a furry, “reddish-brown Sasquatch specimen” snoozing in the Kentucky woods. Not suprisingly, the video has gone viral.
“People have chosen not to believe it,” Erickson told CBS Dallas-Fort Worth. “They can’t find it in their minds to think these things exist.” Erickson spend $500,000 on the study.
According to lead researcher Melba Ketchum, a veterinarian and genetics scientist, her team sent various samples of hair, blood, saliva, and skin, to multiple labs around the U.S., including to New York University (NYU), UT Southwestern, and the North Louisisana Crime Lab to be tested.
“We want people to understand this is a serious study” Ketchum told CBS.
The trouble is, a representative from NYU told the New York Daily News that the university has never had dealings with Ketchum or accepted any data or samples from the Sasquatch Genome Project.
And the NYU statement isn’t the only challenge to Ketchum’s credibility. The Louisiana crime lab told the Daily News that while scientists there extracted some DNA from bones she sent them, she sent the sample for analysis elsewhere.
Another problem is that the Sasquatch Genome Project has yet to provide any credible substantiation of its claims, although Ketchum’s team said on their website that scientific journals have refused to publish their findings because “mainstream science just can’t seem to tolerate something controversial.”
But Todd R. Disotell, an NYU professor of anthropology, told UPI that Ketchum’s claims are “just a joke” and nothing more than “junk science.”
“This was not reported in any scientific way whatsoever,” Disotell said. “It’s complete junk science, and then she misinterprets it. She hasn’t published in peer-reviewed papers on this stuff. I don’t know how this got put together.”
NEED I SAY MORE???????
Tuesday, October 15, 2013
Bigfoot's Son Rocks Out!
By: Melissa Harsh - Team Tracker
Have you guys heard this news story yet? It's pretty hilarious, though
not
for the victim. Unless his idea of hilarious is getting repeatedly hit in the
head with a baseball sized rock by a naked man who's screaming about being a
descendent of Bigfoot. If that IS his idea of hilarious he just had the
funniest day of his life. Let me explain.
for the victim. Unless his idea of hilarious is getting repeatedly hit in the
head with a baseball sized rock by a naked man who's screaming about being a
descendent of Bigfoot. If that IS his idea of hilarious he just had the
funniest day of his life. Let me explain.
It all started on Thursday morning, October 10th, when 58 year old Jeff
McDonald decided to go out hunting in the woods behind his house in rural
Washington County, Oregon. This was not something McDonald did often, and
something tells me that after this he won't be hunting for a long time.
McDonald decided to go out hunting in the woods behind his house in rural
Washington County, Oregon. This was not something McDonald did often, and
something tells me that after this he won't be hunting for a long time.
Everything was going fine, until McDonald suddenly spotted a naked
man,
whom he quickly realized was the 20 year old Linus Norgren, the son of his
neighbor, coming directly towards him. Norgren had a baseball sized rock and
began hitting McDonald with it over and over. Eventually McDonald was able
to fight off the man, but not before receiving a dislocated shoulder, a
broken finger, and an injury to his eye. All while the man yelled and
screamed about Bigfoot.
whom he quickly realized was the 20 year old Linus Norgren, the son of his
neighbor, coming directly towards him. Norgren had a baseball sized rock and
began hitting McDonald with it over and over. Eventually McDonald was able
to fight off the man, but not before receiving a dislocated shoulder, a
broken finger, and an injury to his eye. All while the man yelled and
screamed about Bigfoot.
Luckily McDonald had his hunting rifle with him, which he used to
hold
the deranged man at bay while he called for help. But help wouldn't
arrive for 90 minutes because the state police troopers and county deputies
that responded to the call got lost in the dense forest where McDonald
and Norgren remained. Eventually they were forced to use air horns to
locate the pair.
the deranged man at bay while he called for help. But help wouldn't
arrive for 90 minutes because the state police troopers and county deputies
that responded to the call got lost in the dense forest where McDonald
and Norgren remained. Eventually they were forced to use air horns to
locate the pair.
Now for the shocking part- police believe Norgren was under the
influence
of some sort of drugs! Can you believe it? Haha, let's hope it was drugs
and not just regular old craziness. Norgren was arrested and faces a bunch
of charges. McDonald will recover just fine from his injuries.
of some sort of drugs! Can you believe it? Haha, let's hope it was drugs
and not just regular old craziness. Norgren was arrested and faces a bunch
of charges. McDonald will recover just fine from his injuries.
Monday, October 14, 2013
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