Dr. Bryan Sykes Is Right on Schedule With Bigfoot DNA Study

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Here's the latest from Dr. Bryan Sykes who has been extremely busy putting together something that may make history. Last year, Sykes asked researchers to send in any possible Bigfoot DNA they may have in their posession. Sykes set a deadline and began publication earlier this year -- it's now almost complete. According to the professor of Human Genetics at the University of Oxford, who happens to be one of the world's leading geneticists, it's been a long and expensive journey. The bill for analyzing each sample was around $2K. Though he is satisfied by the number of samples he received from people around the world (30+ samples), he's encouraging researchers to keep looking. Here's the latest update from Oxford:

UPDATE - August 2013

Thanks to all who have contributed samples to the project. We have collected and analysed over thirty samples and results are being prepared for publication. Following normal procedure, no results or other information will be available prior to publication, so please do not enquire.

Though the collection phase is now over, hair samples can still be submitted for analysis, but the costs (about $2,000 per sample) will no longer be covered.

Bryan Sykes.

Sykes recently visited the Sierra Kills site after a bear hunter named Justin Smeja reportedly shot Bigfoot. Sykes is in possession of Smeja's boots that he hopes to be able to extract blood samples from. According to Smeja, a juvenile Bigfoot had died in his arms and bled on his boots after getting shot in the neck. Though the boots had been used in hunting trips after the incident for several months, it's unclear how Sykes plans to isolate contaminants from other animals such as bear or coyote.