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Scientists Discovered 7,000-Year-Old Mummies in the Desert That Don’t Share DNA With Modern Humans
(www.popularmechanics.com)
this post was submitted on 08 Apr 2025
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this is journalistic malpractice, modern humans share DNA with grass for fucks sake. we share over 90% of our DNA with our other ape relatives, and largely don't consider them people.
the only way the headline could be correct is if they're mummified aliens.
Don’t we share 70% of our DNA with a banana or some crap
not that mich but idk how much, and the figures between genes and DNA can differ dramatically.
all life on Earth diversified here and descended from a common ancestor. while we're on the topic no, octopuses and squids are not aliens lmao. look at this crap: https://cordis.europa.eu/article/id/123479-trending-science-do-octopuses-come-from-outer-space
they really bury the lede here
We do share about 50% of genes with bananas. At the end of the day, most multicellular life relies on extremely similar proteins and biomechanical pathways.