VERITAS with Mel Hostalrich Matthew Brownstein | The Starchild Project | Part 1 of 2
Dec 13, 2013
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The Starchild Skull is is a 900-year-old bone skull found in Mexico in the 1930s. The Starchild Project has been working with independent researchers attempting to determine what this unusual skull is since 1999. The results uncovered by the research team ruled out all known deformities, and presented the scientific community with a genetic and physical profile so different from human that it could be a new species.
Ongoing DNA testing has already discovered a high percentage of unusual DNA, and the Project aims to recover the entire genome, which will allow experts to determine if the Starchild Skull is a new species. Eventually we hope that this Skull will assist in the development of scientific and medical advances.
The Starchild Project is staffed entirely by unpaid volunteers, and all research is conducted by independent labs and experts.
Some of the topics discussed:
History of the Starchild Project
Physical Anomalies
Tests that were carried out
Medical expert opinions
Why it is not a human deformity
What the DNA tells us
Why it costs so much to sequence the DNA
What others can do to help
What is different now than during the 14 years of the Project's history
The new website and social media presence
Ongoing DNA testing has already discovered a high percentage of unusual DNA, and the Project aims to recover the entire genome, which will allow experts to determine if the Starchild Skull is a new species. Eventually we hope that this Skull will assist in the development of scientific and medical advances.
The Starchild Project is staffed entirely by unpaid volunteers, and all research is conducted by independent labs and experts.
Some of the topics discussed:
History of the Starchild Project
Physical Anomalies
Tests that were carried out
Medical expert opinions
Why it is not a human deformity
What the DNA tells us
Why it costs so much to sequence the DNA
What others can do to help
What is different now than during the 14 years of the Project's history
The new website and social media presence