An oft-repeated faith statement on the part of ancient astronaut theorists (or just plain old panspermia theorists) is that the “junk DNA” in the human genome is either alien DNA or DNA that had its origin in outer space, now rendered useless (vestigial). Recent science says otherwise.
Princeton Scientists Find Role for “Junk DNA”
Research team finds key to childhood brain disease lies in genetic junk
Junk DNA may prove invaluable in quest for gene therapies
- (uh, that wouldn’t be the case if it was extraterrestrial)
Study: Junk DNA is critically important
Another Blow to Junk DNA Myth: Encyclopedia of DNA
Nature and Heredity Report Function for Non-Coding DNA
