Good Morning America mentions the Ketchum advanced report

http://gma.yahoo.com/video/gma-bigfoot-dna-study-claims-080000943.html

Interview of a former insider to the DNA study attempts

Breaking news! DNA confirms Bigfoot exists!

Press Release FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE ‘BIGFOOT’ DNA SEQUENCED IN UPCOMING GENETICS STUDY Five-Year Genome Study Yields Evidence of Homo sapiens/Unknown Hominin Hybrid Species in North America Contact: Robin Lynne, media@dnadiagnostics.com, 231.622.5362 DALLAS, Nov. 24--A team of scientists can verify that their 5-year long DNA study, currently under peer-review, confirms the existence of a novel hominin hybrid species, commonly called “Bigfoot” or “Sasquatch,” living in North America. Researchers’ extensive DNA sequencing suggests that the legendary Sasquatch is a human relative that arose approximately 15,000 years ago as a hybrid cross of modern Homo sapiens with an unknown primate species. The study was conducted by a team of experts in genetics, forensics, imaging and pathology, led by Dr. Melba S. Ketchum of Nacogdoches, TX. In response to recent interest in the study, Dr. Ketchum can confirm that her team has sequenced 3 complete Sasquatch nuclear genomes and determined the species is a human hybrid: “Our study has sequenced 20 whole mitochondrial genomes and utilized next generation sequencing to obtain 3 whole nuclear genomes from purported Sasquatch samples. The genome sequencing shows that Sasquatch mtDNA is identical to modern Homo sapiens, but Sasquatch nuDNA is a novel, unknown hominin related to Homo sapiens and other primate species. Our data indicate that the North American Sasquatch is a hybrid species, the result of males of an unknown hominin species crossing with female Homo sapiens. Hominins are members of the taxonomic grouping Hominini, which includes all members of the genus Homo. Genetic testing has already ruled out Homo neanderthalis and the Denisova hominin as contributors to Sasquatch mtDNA or nuDNA. “The male progenitor that contributed the unknown sequence to this hybrid is unique as its DNA is more distantly removed from humans than other recently discovered hominins like the Denisovan individual,” explains Ketchum. “Sasquatch nuclear DNA is incredibly novel and not at all what we had expected. While it has human nuclear DNA within its genome, there are also distinctly non-human, non-archaic hominin, and non-ape sequences. We describe it as a mosaic of human and novel non-human sequence. Further study is needed and is ongoing to better characterize and understand Sasquatch nuclear DNA.” Ketchum is a veterinarian whose professional experience includes 27 years of research in genetics, including forensics. Early in her career she also practiced veterinary medicine, and she has previously been published as a participant in mapping the equine genome. She began testing the DNA of purported Sasquatch hair samples 5 years ago. Ketchum calls on public officials and law enforcement to immediately recognize the Sasquatch as an indigenous people: “Genetically, the Sasquatch are a human hybrid with unambiguously modern human maternal ancestry. Government at all levels must recognize them as an indigenous people and immediately protect their human and Constitutional rights against those who would see in their physical and cultural differences a ‘license’ to hunt, trap, or kill them.” Full details of the study will be presented in the near future when the study manuscript publishes. ### Dr. Ketchum is available for interview or to answer further questions about the Sasquatch genome study and associated research on novel contemporary hominins at media@dnadiagnostics.com   © Copyright 2012 DNA Diagnostics  Home  |  About Us  |  Press Release  |  Staff  |  Order Tests  |  Animal Genetic Testing Paternity Testing  |  Forensics  |  Genetic Research  |  Consulting/Expert Witness

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West Virginia approves a one day Bigfoot bagging???

1. There is something inherently wrong about this. Yes, this could be a snipe hunt...but what if...
   Go ahead and giggle about my fascination about this. But suppose this is found to be part human, if found? The ethical and moral question of this is quite disturbing. Why would the WVa legislators allow this? Would our Md legislators tolerate this even if they thought it was funny to do, even if they officially considered the big guy to be mythical? What if...(and there are some who KNOW better).

   
   

   I used to wonder about my stance on the killing theory. But since we are now faced with an actual open season, albeit one day, and with mounting visual evidence of the existence of the species, this comes as quite disturbing. Perhaps the WVa legislators and gaming/hunting authorities should be called out on this.

   
   

   

   
   

   http://www.ourbigfoot.com/bigfoot_hunt_thanksgiving.html

Updated video coming

Took a little walk in the area I have been looking around in. I couldn't go too far off the path since it is deer season and I noticed a hunter's blind or two set up, and I wouldn't want to be mistaken for a deer!  Anyway, look for my new video by the weekend. I think I may have seen a few more stick structures that are trail markers, plus did I find tracks??? I have some editing to do to put it in watchable format. Stay tuned!

Question on stick structures

Do any of my readers have any information, theories, documentation or evidence of stick structures (other than obvious tee pee type structures) being found or suggesting Bigfoot activity?
I have noticed a trend or similarities in claims of stick structures and log placements as suggestions of possible BF activity, but these are only observations. Have there actually been any studies done or videos made about the types and nuances of these things?