Evidence shows that humans evolved from fish

Recently, paleontologists have found a connection between fish fins and human hands, contributing to confirming the evolutionary origin of our fish.

For a long time, the evolutionary human story has become a hot topic for paleontologists. However, all of them stop at the level of suspicion because studies and experiments have not been able to prove the similarities in the bodies between humans and fish.

Is this evolution true?

The turning point came when researchers at the University of Chicago Medical School came up with an answer. Accordingly, they discovered the similarity in origin of genetic code in fish fins with human hands.

Specifically, when comparing genes in North American finfish fins with the four-legged wrist gene, scientists found incredible similarities. Even when transplanting this fish's genome into the genus of a lab rat, they act as a mouse and a fish.

North American scad

Dr Neil Shubin and Professor Robert R.Bensley, of the University of Chicago, said: 'The above analysis clearly shows that people are from fisheries'. Chances are, hundreds of millions of years ago, the fish evolved into four-legged animals then stood up straight with their legs and became human like today.

They also said that the previous studies are stuck in the study object because of inaccuracies. At that time, the experts conducted experiments on Teleost - a group of fish that includes most of the popular fish species today.

Earlier studies on fish fossils were mainly in deadlock

However, 300 million years ago, the Teleost fish genome doubled during evolution. The result is the formation of many different gene combinations today. Therefore, when compared with genes in human hands, it is almost impossible to find similarities. If the human wrist consists of a series of small articulated bones, the fish fin Teleost spine is straight and has a small round head at the top, called radial.

Meanwhile, North American spotted fish do not undergo genome duplication process, thus keeping the genetic similarity with the aquatic species.