Did early humans have copper-based blood that was blue?

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i guess this thread belongs to GD.
is it true that early humans had copper based bloodand thus blue blood ?
http://www.burlingtonnews.net/redhairedmummiesamunre.html

 

[rachmaninoff]

No, it's a myth. You're confusing humans with crabs.

edit: And next time try to find a credible source first.

 

[rachmaninoff]

Short article of interest: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hemocyanin

 

[Chi Meson]

Anything found on the internet MUST be true.

 

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well, that's why i put it on GD, else it would have gone in bilogy thing.

 

[Chi Meson]

It's a fun site to read through, though. Imagine, copper-based blood, but able to interbreed with hemoglobin based humans! Just like Spock!

 

[matthyaouw]

Stop me if I'm wrong, but isn't blood water based?

 

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Stop me if I'm wrong, but isn't blood water based?

you see, i think blood is iron based so it is red, at least that's what they taught in my classes (year nine of a grammar school ). but they also told that blood has plasma which is much of water.

 

[Chi Meson]

Stop me if I'm wrong, but isn't blood water based?

"Dammit Jim, I'm a Physicist, not a Chemist!"

 

[Mk]

Stop me if I'm wrong, but isn't blood water based?

Duh guys, he knew that, can'tcha catch a joke? He was skillfully pointing out that guy's error. That blood is not hemoglobin-based, blood is not copper-based, blood is water based.

 

[rachmaninoff]

What joke?