Recent content by John37309

AGNuke, Thanks. I tried out some of the features in the software and its really cool. Yes, the 3D modelling is great. Thanks for the tip AGNuke, John.

AGNuke, Thats excellent! Thats exactly what i was looking for. In fact even the freeware version has loads of really good tools and stuff for drawing the chemical structures. Its super! I even found a few Youtube videos with tutorials on how to use it; How to use ACD ChemSketch, Tutorial...

Is there any free software for drawing nice neat chemical stick models? I'm just looking for simple software to make the simple stick drawings of the chemical structures. I have software for drawing "ball and stick" type drawings, i use Avogadro chemistry software. Its software for drawing...

Darwin123, Thanks for that information. Some good stuff there, and a few interesting links. Are Jeffrey Springer's TV shows the same kind of thing as Jerry Springer? Sounds like it...LOL Thanks, John.

Ryan, I'm sorry, i dispute that! I think your wrong. Yes, if the cloned Elvis never hears about his first life, and the cloned Elvis is, let's say is raised in Bangladesh, India, on the edge of a poverty stricken dump, yes, the cloned Elvis will turn out very different! Capable of singing...

Yea, maybe! I still think digging up the dead body of Elvis Presley, taking a DNA sample, and cloning him, will give us a person with all the personality traits of the first Elvis. There are several million people who would love to hear Elvis sing again ...LOL John.

Monique, The article says they did tests on 19 sets of "identical twins" and showed their DNA was not identical. I assume all the twins were teenagers or adults. So maybe we accumulate many more breaks and mends in our DNA as we progress through life, creating slight changes in the code...

Evo, This is not true! Yes, your right that the cloned person would have no memory of its past life. But the clone would be 100% identical in every way. It would be a 100% perfect identical twin in every way, less the memory and environmental effects. Lets use Elvis as an example; If we...

Ygggdrasil, Thank you, some good links! Ygggdrasil, Yes, that's very interesting what you say about sampling 7 children might give you roughly 99% of the parents DNA code. If we expand that theory to its limit, let's say a couple have 30 children, and we get the DNA code of the children, we...

Ryan, No, i don't understand Genetic inheritance and at this moment in time, i don't have the time to study it. But i do accept your word. If your adamant that its not possible to work backward through the generations to work out someone's DNA, then i take your word for it. If its not possible...

The reason i ask is that i was wondering if, in theory, without digging up dead bodies from the ground to get a DNA sample, could we work out the DNA code for famous people in human history? Maybe even clone them? Yes, i admit i know little or nothing about genetic inheritance, this why i am...

Hi MathAmateur, That's right, we know there must be a Mitochondrial Eve going back through the female line. In theory, ignoring mutations for a moment, Mitochondrial Eve would never change. We have a similar situation with Y-chromosomal Adam; http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Y-chromosomal_Adam...

Genetic inheritance - Working backward in time This is a very theoretical question. In theory, if everyone agreed and we DNA tested all 7 billion people on the planet today, could we mathematically work backward to figure out the EXACT DNA code of all our past relatives? So in theory...

Monique and Bobze, Thanks for your help. I was very unprepared when i posted this message. Its as simple as this; I need to spend some time reading up on this topic if i want to understand it. So you have given me some very helpful tips to get started. Thanks guys, John.

Monique, I have to admit that i still don't fully understand the biological mechanism. But the proof is in the pudding. Brothers never turn out as identical clones unless the mother actually has identical twins. Brothers are always genetically different. I'm just going to have to do more...