Human Genome

Three Genetic Groups

A new genetic study of 53 human populations shows that each falls into one of three genetic groups . For creationists, that division makes plain sense as reflective of the people groups that split off after Babel, all descendants of Shem, Ham, and Japheth.

Complexity of Human Genome

Human understanding of how genes actually control biological construction is woefully inadequate, albeit advancing more each year. Claims that genome similarity between chimps and humans “prove” evolution are not only misleading; they are based on a considerably immature field of science.

Blood Type Helps Search for Origins

Many people know what their blood type is and understand that blood types must be matched in a medical emergency. With our recent ability to rapidly sequence genes, the ABO blood group is also proving to be a valuable asset for determining human migration patterns and origins.

Denisovan DNA

Denisovans are a recently discovered member of the human family, represented so far by only a finger bone and two teeth from Siberia. However, Denisovan DNA is already better studied than that of Neanderthals. According to the Bible, all human beings are descended from Adam, so we are not surprised to find that Denisovans, Neanderthals, and modern humans share genetic characteristics.

Articles About Human Genome

Magazine Article

Are We Really That Different?

Feb. 12, 2023 from Answers Magazine

When an adoptive Christian family looked beneath the surface of their DNA tests, they discovered an amazing truth, providing powerful evidence that we are all “one blood,” as the Bible teaches.

Magazine Department Article

Human Genome Project: Two Decades of DNA Discovery

July 1, 2021 from Answers Magazine

Twenty years ago, US President Bill Clinton declared the human genome project “the most wondrous map ever created by humankind.”

Semi-Technical In-Depth Article

ABO Blood and Human Origins

June 14, 2018 from Answers in Depth

With our ability to rapidly sequence genes, the ABO blood group is also proving to be a valuable asset for determining human migration patterns and origins.

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Finding Adam in the Genome: Part 1 of a Response to Chapter 2 (and Chapter 4) of Adam and the Genome

June 22, 2017 from A Response to Adam and the Genome

In this post, we begin exploring Venema’s evidences in chapter two of Adam and the Genome, titled “Genomes as Language, Genomes as Books.”

Finding Adam in the Genome: A Response to Adam and the Genome

April 27, 2017 from A Response to Adam and the Genome

The recent publication of Adam and the Genome illustrated how evolutionists find new and more nuanced ways to contradict the biblical account.

Magazine Department Article

The Creator’s Human Genome Project

April 1, 2014 from Answers Magazine

EnhancerFinder, a supercomputer program, is supposedly revealing genetic enhancements that once upon a deep time put an apelike ancestor on the fast track to becoming human.

What Makes Us Human?

Nov. 23, 2013 from News to Know

Has “EnhancerFinder” unraveled the secret of human origins?

South Carolina Man’s DNA Tells Ancient Story

March 9, 2013 from News to Know

A DNA sample submitted to the National Geographic Genographic Project created quite a stir in the world’s genomic databases.

Denisovan DNA’s Secrets

Sept. 8, 2012 from News to Know

Denisovan DNA’s secrets—unveiled and interpreted

Modern East Asians and Denisovans Share Genes

Nov. 5, 2011 from News to Know

Net of Denisovan cousins widens.

Twin Mixes Becoming More Prominent

Oct. 15, 2011 from News to Know

Twin mixes are on the rise in the UK.

Predisposition to Religion?

Jan. 22, 2011 from News to Know

Watch as one researcher tries desperately to implicate population biology and genetics in the spread of religion.

Three Genetic Groupings

July 4, 2009 from News to Know

A new genetic study of 53 human populations shows that each falls into one of three genetic groups—yet that the three groups aren’t as different as was thought. The legacy of Shem, Ham, and Japheth (Noah’s three sons), perhaps?

Racing to a Conclusion

May 9, 2009 from News to Know

Africa may be the most genetically diverse place on earth. Is that evidence of evolutionary origins?

Semi-Technical In-Depth Article

Human Evolution—Faster than a Speeding Bullet

Jan. 30, 2008 from Answers in Depth

A recent study claims that the rate of mutation has sharply increased over the last 10,000 years. But what is the reason for this change?

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Technical In-Depth Article

The Highly Efficient Genome

July 11, 2007 from Answers in Depth

A number of genes are now known to be polycistronic, that is, they produce more than one protein.

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More Than Meets the Eye: The Human Genome

June 16, 2007 from News to Know

“A close-up view of the human genome has revealed its innermost workings to be far more complex than first thought,” reports a BBC NEWS article on a recent Encyclopaedia of DNA Elements (Encode) study.

Do Genetic Differences Disprove that Neandertals and Modern Humans Interbred?

June 18, 2003

New research results comparing the mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) have shown substantial divergence between Neandertals and modern humans.

Human Genome Project Complete ... Again

April 16, 2003

The Human Genome Project has officially finished its task of sequencing the human genome, according to a press conference on Monday, 14 April 2003.

Magazine Article

The Living Database

Sept. 1, 2000, pp. 33–35

When a new human being is conceived, he or she consists of only one tiny microscopic cell. How does that single cell grow into a complete body?

Technical Research Paper

Recovery of Neandertal mtDNA: An Evaluation

April 1, 1998, pp. 87–97

The recovery of mitochondrial DNA from the right arm bone of the original Neandertal fossil discovered in a cave in the Neander Valley has been hailed as a stunning feat of modern biochemistry.