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DNA From Neanderthal Relative May Shake Up Human Family Tree

Posted by Soulskill on from the skeletons-in-the-closet dept.

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.

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  1. Prepare to hear the outcome! by Kohath · · Score: 2, Insightful

    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)?