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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: 5, Funny

    You should not be in the zoo. No, you should not be in the zoo. With all the things that you can do, the circus is the place for you.