In article <30fhlj$7vf at search01.news.aol.com>, fostercmd at aol.com
(FOSTERCMD) writes:
Subj: Alu sequences and human evolution
Date: 94-07-19 14:50:24 EDT
From: bratty at medcn.umontreal.ca
To: FOSTERCMD
In response to your post:
I am attempting to collect information on theories or ideas for the
origin
of Alu
sequences. My recollection from medical school days at Stanford is
that
they are uniquely human and have resemblances to LTV regions of
retroviruses. Is this correct? I am building a theory of evolution
which
postulates that viral integration
into germ lines has played a significant role during the punctuated
periods in the
evolutionary history of life on earth. It is my belief that specific
types of viruses
originate from beyond earth, arrive via comet vectors and their tail
debris, rain on
earth and cause episodic jumps in the evolution of life. I am
attempting
to collect
material to further expand or refute this theory. Does anybody have
suggestions
or thoughts to share?.....
Thanks Foster P. Carr MD 7/18/94 fostercmd at aol.com
I don't have the reference in front of me, but you should be able to
find a recent article about the evolution of alu sequences by looking
for papers by Dr. Damien LABUDA in any of the indexes, such as Medline
or Science citation index, etc. Good Luck.
--
John Bratty bratty at medcn.umontreal.ca
Dept. de Biochimie
Universite de Montreal (514) 343-6111, ext. 5165
Montreal, Canada H3C 3J7
