(11-25-2012, 05:53 AM)indolering Wrote: Fascinating stuff, man. We knew Bigfoot was real, but now it seems science is backing us up. Wild.I never knew they were real, as I had no compelling personal encounter. But thought their existence to be plausible considering the sheer amount and type of anecdotal evidence and credible witnesses.
Although you can't fake the DNA, you can only rule out a match to existing cataloged species. So you wind up with "unknown" with closest relation to X. Scientifically, that should be enough to warrant further investigation by committed researchers.
Apparently, Dr. Igor Burtsev, head of the International Center of Hominology, in Moscow prompted Dr. Ketchum to send out the press release, although I suspect the "leak" was actually done in mutual agreement in an attempt to take the spotlight away from anything found from the recent Oxford study (with imminently release of findings according to timeline).
http://www.cryptomundo.com/bigfoot-repor...dna-study/