Scientist’s Unverified ‘Alien DNA’ Claim Spurs Calls for Independent Sequencing
The preliminary, non‑peer‑reviewed analysis faces calls for independent whole‑genome sequencing to verify the reported anomalies.
Overview
- Dr. Max Rempel reports finding 348 non‑parental genetic variants across 11 of 581 families in public 1,000 Genomes Project data.
- He says some 23andMe profiles from people who report alien abductions also showed non‑parental markers, a pattern he speculatively links to targeted edits.
- The findings rely on legacy array‑based genotyping with known limitations and remain unpublished in peer‑reviewed journals.
- Rempel acknowledges there is no conclusive evidence and is seeking collaborations and funding for next‑generation or whole‑genome sequencing.
- Skeptics cite likely technical or terrestrial explanations, and NASA and the U.S. Pentagon maintain there is no evidence of extraterrestrial life on Earth.