Comments on: Chimpanzee poop reveals origin of HIV in remote Cameroon http://www.scienceguardian.com/blog/chimpanzee-poop-reveals-origin-of-hiv-in-remote-cameroon.htm Reviewing scientific paradigms and other general beliefs in the light of the scientific and professional literature Thu, 05 Jan 2012 05:57:56 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Gene Semon http://www.scienceguardian.com/blog/chimpanzee-poop-reveals-origin-of-hiv-in-remote-cameroon.htm/comment-page-1#comment-241 Gene Semon Fri, 09 Jun 2006 18:40:37 +0000 http://paradigmoverthrow.com/blog/?p=231#comment-241 Lynn Margulis, the famous and esteemed biologist, once referred to "phylogenetic trees", the basis of Dr Hahn's hypothesis as neo-Darwinian war whoops. Also, she denies that viruses can have such precise taxa based on what Dr Hahn's colleagues say with their other hand (to mix metaphors): HIV has a "starburst" unrooted phylogeny, i.e. a spectrum of continuous genetic variants. Will the real HIV please stand up? Lynn Margulis, the famous and esteemed biologist, once referred to “phylogenetic trees”, the basis of Dr Hahn’s hypothesis as neo-Darwinian war whoops. Also, she denies that viruses can have such precise taxa based on what Dr Hahn’s colleagues say with their other hand (to mix metaphors): HIV has a “starburst” unrooted phylogeny, i.e. a spectrum of continuous genetic variants.

Will the real HIV please stand up?

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