#3-outubro/2005.pdf

Geoscience Newsletter, Number Three, October 2005, reports on various activities of the Geoscience Research Institute, including Dr. Tim Standish's presentation on using DNA sequences to identify created lineages and Dr. Raúl Esperante's poster on the taphonomy of modern whale falls. The institute also presented an exhibition booth at the Seventh-day Adventist Church's general business session in St. Louis, Missouri.

Research reports include the sequencing of the chimpanzee genome, which shows a 97% similarity to the human genome, raising questions about what makes humans unique. Other studies reported include the preservation of soft tissue in a fossil brachiopod, which implies rapid fossilization, and genetic loss in insecticide resistance in Drosophila, which involves the disruption of a gene by a transposable element.

The newsletter also announces the publication of the semi-technical journal Origins, which provides an outlet for research on creation-based interpretation of earth history, and a field conference for SDA Church leaders in August 2006, which will include a tour of significant features in the Rocky Mountains.