[mountainlion]

I am no DNA expert but this article leaves me with more questions than it answers. A small bone could easily be contaminated. Even with Neanderthal they are doing over 25 individuals complete DNA to get a baseline of the DNA. There can be no baseline with one sample especially a small piece of bone. Bone is not a good source of DNA. I am mostly skeptical because of Nebraska man, Lucy, Hobbit....

[djf]

mtDNA is different. I believe there are only a few thousand base pairs in it.