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DNA From Neanderthal Relative May Shake Up Human Family Tree
sciencehabit writes: In a remarkable technical feat, researchers have sequenced DNA from fossils in Spain that are about 300,000 to 400,000 years old and have found an ancestor—or close relative—of Neanderthals. The nuclear DNA, which is the oldest ever sequenced from a member of the human family, may push back the date for the origins of the distinct ancestors of Neanderthals and modern humans.
Prepare yourself to one day anticipate a conclusion that might be mildly interesting.
Thanks Slashdot! But why didn't you post a story warning us we might someday see this story (about what we might someday know -- about some stuff that happened a million years ago)?
This is a great breakthrough in analyzing ancient human origins. It would be interesting to use this technique to gain more insight on the origins and migration patterns of early north and south american populations. The Bearing Sea land bridge and south american sea voyage origins are still very confusing and incomplete.
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Donald Trumps hair?
"The hands that help are better far than lips that pray." - Robert Ingersoll (1833-1899)
There may be another Bush in there...
This also follows the discovery that peoples of the Amazonia might have had interaction with Africans from a very early period - even pre-dating European contact.
This is some of the coolest scientific research being conducted in the world. A new record for the oldest sequenced human-lineage DNA.
So, if there's modern homo sapiens (black people) and there's modern homo sapiens crossed with neanderthals (europeans) and there's modern homo sapiens crossed with Neanderthals cousins (Denisovins) and out of those three basic groupings the ones that are homo sapiens crossed with neanderthals (or cousins) are the smarter ones.....question is...
Are the original strain (africans) just plain not as advanced as the hybrids ?
Wasn't the previous estimate of the time of Neanderthal emergence about 500k years ago? I guess a negative push is still a push. Discovery of a subspecies would be consistent of the previous estimate, though.
Don't shake the human family tree, it's very old, it might topple.
Even if scientists found proof some races are more advanced than others, or predisposed to violence, they would never be allowed to publish it.
All races are equal! And don't you dare say otherwise, despite the enormous amount of data to the contrary.
See this is the problem with always using 'anonymous coward'. We need to mix it up and add anonymous idiot, unidentified twit, mysterious prat and others to more accurately describe the poster.
did your TV religious evangelical tell you that? unfortunately, they have big problems with comprehension so don't trust them (or send them money)
"The hands that help are better far than lips that pray." - Robert Ingersoll (1833-1899)
'Email from Neanderthal Relative Goes Directly to Spam Folder'. Film at Eleven
See this is the problem with always using 'anonymous coward'. We need to mix it up and add anonymous idiot, unidentified twit, mysterious prat and others to more accurately describe the poster.
My impression was that the post you are replying to has an implied /s tag.
The Evil Satanic pedophilian, Nazi Communist loving human beings (both the nigger, cracker and red) variety systematically wiped out / raped / and exterminated the peaceful harmonious Neanderthal civilization and made them the but of all their jokes. Yes, every single human living today is alive because their parents were xenophobic genocidal spiciest. I demand that all humans apologize to these Neanderthals. I also demand you kill yourself, as you are unfit to live up to the glorious political ideals of inclusiveness and white guilt that modern media control complex is built on. Yes. Rather that feeling guilty just because you are white, you should feel guilty just because you are alive. By including black, and red peoples we can spread the guilt beyond the elite white segment of the population and include everyone in the hatred of themselves . I believe that this is what President Obama ran on. Well President Obama needs to live up to his campaign promise. Rather that calling Europe Europe; we need to find the Neanderthal word for Eurpope and call it that. It no one in the Obama administration speaks Neanderthal (which I highly doubt) we can just call Europe: Continent G. G is for the genocide that the evil humans inflicted on the Neanderthals.
See this is the problem with always using 'anonymous coward'. We need to mix it up and add anonymous idiot, unidentified twit, mysterious prat and others to more accurately describe the poster.
My impression was that the post you are replying to has an implied /s tag.
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Oh sure, that's the only reason anyone ever does anything. So where's the money coming from? Do you have any evidence that scientists are rich, other than the data in your rectal database? It also appears that you do not understand the scientific method. All knowledge is provisional. The only exception seems to be faith-based "knowledge", which is by nature untestable.
A good find. Too bad they haven't found any dragon skeletons yet. May help explain how different civilizations around the world all have dragon myths and legends without having contact with each other. At least with this find out more about our own history.