tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7635750241583667002.post7806863770102693623..comments2023-10-29T12:41:22.599+00:00Comments on NOT A CHIMP: Massive Differences Found Between Chimp And Human Y ChromosomesJeremyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06707858088233682642noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7635750241583667002.post-1577287227901334062010-01-22T11:54:29.558+00:002010-01-22T11:54:29.558+00:00Thanks for your comments, Mark. I thoroughly enjoy...Thanks for your comments, Mark. I thoroughly enjoyed the Leeds experience and the even more exacting one the following day in Manchester. To date I find the level of debate at Salons much higher than in the Cafe Scientifiques.<br /><br />I can't really see how genomics can eventually cure Down Syndrome becasue Downs is not a disorder that involves the malfunction of a gene or set of genes, but a massive chromosomal disorder called trisomy, which involves an extra chromosome 21. I see only hope in better foetal monitoring.Jeremyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06707858088233682642noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7635750241583667002.post-79812817302117393672010-01-20T10:18:06.521+00:002010-01-20T10:18:06.521+00:00Very much enjoyed your presentation at Leeds Salon...Very much enjoyed your presentation at Leeds Salon, Mon 18th Jan.<br /><br />A layman's question I thought of after the event - do you think that advances in our understanding of genomics could eventually provide a cure for afflictions such as Down syndrome?<br /><br />Regards,<br /><br />Mark HarropMark Harrophttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15208320260181098636noreply@blogger.com