[SunkenCiv]

The Neandertal Enigma
by James Shreeve
in local libraries

Frayer's own reading of the record reveals a number of overlooked traits that clearly and specifically link the Neandertals to the Cro-Magnons. One such trait is the shape of the opening of the nerve canal in the lower jaw, a spot where dentists often give a pain-blocking injection. In many Neandertal, the upper portion of the opening is covered by a broad bony ridge, a curious feature also carried by a significant number of Cro-Magnons. But none of the alleged 'ancestors of us all' fossils from Africa have it, and it is extremely rare in modern people outside Europe." [pp 126-127]

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[Bryanw92]

There’s a gene that makes me hate the taste of brussel sprouts? Cool!

[curmudgeonII]

Wonder if this is the same stuff that gives green peppers such a foul taste [at least to me and my kids]?

[djf]

Been some other studies I saw that basically said due to the cold climes, the huge energy demands of living a primarily hunting/stalking/tracking lifestyle, the neandertals generally ate somewhere between 7-10 thousand calories a day.

That means meat. Lots of meat!!

[wendy1946]

The original diet of modern humans, as per Elaine Morgan, was probably some combination of fruit and shellfish. The original diet of Neanderthals was probably banannas and colobus monkeys as is still the case with chimpanzees.

[KarlInOhio]

Strange. I think Brussel Sprouts are some of the natiest "food" known to man. I don't think I've had any since I've moved out of my parents' house. But the article stated that the dislike of sprouts is connected to sensitivity to PTC and I remember when my high school biology teacher did a demonstration with everyone in the class to see who could taste a bitter chemical. I couldn't taste it. I think the chemical was PTC. Maybe I don't hate the bitterness of sprouts, but being unable to taste the bitterness leaves me tasting its underlying nastiness.

[rightly_dividing]

Substances similar to PTC give a bitter taste to green vegetables such as Brussels sprouts, broccoli and cabbage

If Neandertal had lived in the South, he would have known that a stick of butter or pork seasoning will fix many nasty veggies.

[ccmay]

Brussels sprouts, ewww! I’d rather eat dirt, so I guess I’m one of the people who can taste this chemical. I remember my mom serving them up for the first time ever and wondering how human beings could eat such foul-tasting weeds, but I guess she and my dad were non-tasters.

[ElkGroveDan]

It would be interesting to learn if this gene is found in humans of non-European/Middle-Eastern descent, particularly Southern African populations.

[coconutt2000]

So Bitter Not Even A Cave Would Eat It.