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We Are Not Related

Posted by Hemos on from the looking-into-our-past dept.

mao che minh writes "From Pravda.ru - German and American geneticists recently discovered that the neanderthal has nothing to do with modern day man's genealogy. I figured that the lack of a genetic relationship between the two species was already well known, especially when you consider the empirical evidence compiled thus far that concludes that cromagnon man and neaderthal coexisited. I suppose that the geneticists aim to put the story to bed with their DNA research."

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  1. The article was unclear on a point... by medcalf · · Score: 5, Funny

    So, are we then descended from cyborgs, or was that an untenable offshoot of the main branch of human evolution?

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  2. Phew! by IainHere · · Score: 4, Funny

    This news should really help my forthcoming paternity suit.

    Thanks slashdot!

  3. Re:Correction by orthogonal · · Score: 5, Funny

    , my wife is an Anthropologist and jumps all over me when I use the term "Cro-Magnon"

    Hey, whatever works to keep the romance alive, I guess.

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