Refusing to accept the possibility that the Bigfoot could be closely related to humans the results were always explained away as “human contamination” by the scientific community. In fact, these were most likely legitimate Bigfoot samples yielding human DNA. It is statistically improbable that the scores of samples tested over the years were all contaminated. If even one was legitimate, then we have some groundbreaking findings that validate the findings of the DNA Study.
When Dr. Ketchum analyzed the mtDNA contained in the skin tags of the Bigfoot hair every sample tested human. The point cannot be stressed enough, non-human hair yielded HUMAN mtDNA. When you link the eyewitness testimony of a large hairy bipedal hominid leaving the hair, in my opinion,
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The results: All 111 screened samples revealed 100% human cytochrome b. Furthermore, no heteroplasmic bases were found that would indicate contamination or a mixture. Heteroplasmy is defined as the presence of more than one mitochondrial genome within a tissue sample from a single individual. No heteroplasmic bases were found, the mtDNA was from a single source, therefore contamination is impossible.
mtDNA complete genome sequencing and HV region (haplotype) sequencing results
In order for one to understand the following results the term haplotype must be defined. A haplotype is the group of genes that a child inherits from the mother. Like haplotypes are grouped together and assigned a letter from the alphabet. This grouping is called a haplogroup. HV region sequencing will give the haplotype of the individual.
Thirty hair samples that had ample skin tags were selected for mtDNA complete genome sequencing and for HV region sequencing to determine the haplogroup of the samples. The samples were sent to Family Tree DNA for sequencing. The source of the samples was withheld from Family Tree
Convinced that the Bigfoot was extremely intelligent by the third year of the research, I was persuaded by the evidence, that the Bigfoot was a “human-like” being. This led me to explore the possibility that the Bigfoot had a complete mastery of more than one language, along with a unique language of its own.
Bigfoot is NOT real. There is no evidence that he is part human, there is no DNA evidence, and there is no valid video or picture evidence that proves he is real. He is just a legend that has been passed down for years. It’s impossible for something that is 7-10 feet tall, covered in fur, and lives in the woods can survive for so long.
Standing up, I turn around to walk up the trail, as I turn, my video camera captures a few frames of the “Y” area formed by the splitting trails. Upon review of the video, I noticed something very suspicious as the camera was moving, swinging from my right side to the front. Recognizable, though it was blurred slightly by the movement of the camera, was a small Bigfoot.
It is said that scientists have only explored about 30% of earth surface Although most of the unexplored territory is ocean, there is still a sizeable number of forests yet to be tamed by humans. Many of the native North American tribes tell stories of what they call Skoocooms (ape men) living on Mount St. Helens and occasionally coming down and stealing fish right off their lines(“Open Spaces Magazine - Bigfoot by Robert Sullivan.”). Theses are not the only stories, however. There are similar stories told by ancient people on every continent except Antarctica(“bigfoot”). These North Western Native Americans may have been some of the first to report these ape
Sasquatch, Hairy Beast, Gorilla, and primate, all names of the legend Bigfoot. Bigfoot has been seen in all of the United States showing us that he does exist. Bigfoot is real.
According to Meredith, the Bigfoot story dates back to the ancient Mesopotamian days of the 25th century B.C., in a book called Epic of Gilgamesh (Eliassen, 2013). More than 3000 sightings of Bigfoot since the late 1800 are on record, this is just the United States. Some of the evidence introduced includes castings of footprints and hair samples found while out of the woods. Also Pictures, video, and sounds are some of the evidence turned in by individuals.
The tale of Bigfoot or Sasquatch traces its origins back to the Native American tribes of the Northwestern part of the United States and Canada. The natives told this tale of a group of giant hairy wild ape-man like people that protect the forests to give reason for respecting nature and preserve order. Bigfoot sightings have spread throughout the United States and the world. Our fascination with this creature have spiraled into almost mass hysteria among people to find and prove this creature is real. I decided to observe and analyze the film Bigfoot.
What did the early American pioneers see when traveling the uninhabited wilderness of the early 1800’s? Could they have be seeing a black bear standing momentarily on its hind legs or was it actually what we now call Bigfoot today (“The Canadian Encyclopedia”). The origin of Bigfoot dates even further back to Native American myths portraying a large aggressive ape like animal walking on its hind legs eating children and animals (“New World Encyclopedia”). Since then there have been thousands of reports of supposed Bigfoot sightings including footprints, photos, videos and the actual carcass of a deceased Bigfoot. For over 80 years scientist have been discrediting the thought of the existence of Bigfoot, but throughout time scientist have
For over a 150 years man has been troubled by one great mystery, a mystery that has baffled all who have witnessed it and all who have tried to solve it. This mystery is commonly known as Bigfoot, a tall hairy man/ape who lurks in the woods in almost every country on this planet. Some say it is just an ape, some believe it is a man in costume, and others are true believers of this hairy phenomenon. For more than a decade and a half this creature of myth has caused enormous contradictions in the field of science, bringing about one question. Does Bigfoot exist?
August 1st, 2009 would be my first “all day” Bigfoot research outing. Unprepared for the “Bigfoot phenomena”, I was naïve, under the impression that the creature known as “Bigfoot” was a “Bipedal Ape” or a “Relic Hominid.” The experiences I had this day would be the first hint that I was dealing with something that could be supernatural in origin.
When the flesh from the kill was tested, the DNA was consistent with the other samples Bigfoot samples already in the study.
The animal’s very name came from the size of the footprints it leaves behind. Some tracks have toes that have five toes, but then there other tracks that have two, three, four or even six toes. Not all prints found are footprints. In September 2000, a team of investigators from the Bigfoot Field Research Organization found a Bigfoot body print and also they have got sounds from Bigfoot that sound like grunts, howls, and growls (www.csicop.org). In February, a group of Colorado researchers claimed they found scientific evidence to confirm Bigfoot’s existence. Researcher Dave Paulides says his research group collected hundreds of DNA samples from Bigfoot, mostly from Northern California’s redwoods, and said the creature is a human subspecies.
The single focus of current forensic typing is the D-loop. The D-loop consists of approximately 1100 base pairs of “noncoding” DNA and is commonly referred to as the hypervariable region due to an increased frequency of mutation as compared to the remaining portion of the mtgenome. The hypervariable region is further divided into three segments. Hypervariable region I (HV1) spans nucleotide positions 16024-16365; hypervariable region II (HV2) span nucleotide positions 73-340; and hypervariable region III (HV3) spans
Paul Hebert at university of Guelph introduced DNA barcoding in 2003; scientists from around the globe have initiated an international barcode of life project that aims to establish a barcode for every species on earth to enhance the conservation of biodiversity. For almost all animal groups including many fishes, birds and mammals, agene region that encodes for the mitochondrial cytochrome oxidase 1 is used for identification. This region can be amplified through polymerase chain reaction and is 710bp length. Once amplified, the fragment can be purified and sequenced, giving it a unique barcode, which is deposited, in NCBI gene bank, a public DNA sequences database.
Another task of the HGP is to determine variations in the human genome. One approach is to map single nucleotide polymorphism's (SNPs). By mapping the SNPs, scientists can gain a better understanding of the variations and the functional aspects of these variations. "A map of 100,000 SNPs (one SNP per 30,000 nucleotides) is likely to be sufficient for studies in some relatively homogenous populations, while denser maps may be required for studies in large, heterogeneous populations" (2). These maps could provide markers that identify disease genes in humans.