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Scientists Map Neanderthal Genome

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:I kinda doubt it by ChrisA90278 · · Score: 1, Offtopic

    The biblical flood may be a story about a real flood that happened when the Black sea formed

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Sea#Deluge_Hypothesis