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Scientists Map Neanderthal Genome

Posted by timothy on from the first-draft-means-they-can-still-send-it-back dept.

goran72 writes "In a development which could reveal the links between modern humans and their prehistoric cousins, scientists said they have mapped a first draft of the Neanderthal genome. Researchers used DNA fragments extracted from three Croatian fossils to map out more than 60 percent of the entire Neanderthal genome by sequencing three billion bases of DNA."

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  1. Re:what if by BadAnalogyGuy · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    Interesting. What would we learn? That the fossil record which we believe shows a divergence in the primate family tree (and subsequently label "evolution") may not actually be showing divergence of species at all? That the claims of speciation among primates doesn't happen?

    That *gasp* evolution doesn't happen?

    No, you'd better hope that there is a difference between the human genome and the Neanderthal genome.

  2. That's not a neanderthal by Moraelin · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    If you mean Dubya, I think the word you're looking for is "troglodyte" not "neanderthal". Neanderthals are about 6 million years more advanced on the evolution chain, smarter, and a whole other body shape. Think: literally pear shaped. As in, the rib cage actually flares at the lower end.

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