Blow to Neanderthal breeding theory

BBC ^ | Tuesday, 13 May, 2003

[MEGoody]

"Possible, or perhaps no pregnancy, 'cause there are modern (today) humans who will bang anything."

Could it be that Cro-Magnon who thought mating with a Neanderthal a bad thing were considered "Interspeciaphobes"?

[Mind-numbed Robot]

Probably, or at least guilty of hateful thinking. They were part of a Vast Cro Magnon Conspiracy.

[talleyman]

But what if someone paints the yellow baseball bat red? And the count is 3 and 1, 1 on and 1 out? The fact that the pitcher balks does not mean that the hit and run was not on, nor that pigs cannot fly out to center.

[CobaltBlue]

If you search google using

mitochondrial dna neanderthal

you'll turn up a bunch of studies. All coming to the same conclusion - no evidence of interbreeding between Homo Neanderthalensis and Homo Sapiens.

[blam]

Thanks for the ping. My opinion, we are Neanderthals.

[farmfriend]

Only if you have red hair.

[talleyman]

(What does it take to make government shrink?)

There's not enough cold water in the world...

[CobaltBlue]

Given the bone mass of Homo Neanderthalensis, I hypothesize that a Homo Sapiens woman would not be able to pass a mixed-blood child through her pelvis.

Also, we have no way of knowing how long the gestation period was for Homo Neanderthalensis - if they needed a longer gestation period there would be the problem of prematurity.

Just being physically able to mate doesn't mean that two different species can reproduce.

[Not Insane]

--This time, it's different. --

Precicely!

[Right Wing Professor]

Evidently they had not yet invented beer brewing at that time.

Or as they used to say in 25000 BC, there are no Neanderthal women, only sober Cro-Magnon men. :-)

I'm surprised no one has mentioned Joe Jackson.

Pretty women out walking with gorrillas down my street....

[PatrickHenry]

Belated (and for some of you a duplicated) ping.

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[jennyp]

Ugh! Me make placemarker!

[js1138]

Meandering placemarker.

[sheik yerbouty]

"hominoid"

[Salman]

If they inter-bred they are not separate species. At most, separate "races".

A caveman is a man who lives in a cave. Nothing to do with the theory of evolution one way or the other.

[Celtjew Libertarian]

"Sisters of Duras" to be exact. Female Klingon characters from several of the Star Trek series.

[VadeRetro]

Another mtDNA study. It's going to take nuclear DNA to nail the question.

[ffusco]

once you try cro-mag you never go back!

[ffusco]

Hey.........The one on the right with the long hair is cute.......

[ffusco]

Can she cook, clean, make fire?