Posted on 02/12/2009 12:35:36 PM PST by Free ThinkerNY
Neanderthals are a step closer to walking on Earth again.
Scientists have unravelled the genetic code of man's closest cousin using fragments of bone found across Europe.
The blueprint could provide information on the Neanderthal's looks, intelligence, health and habits, as well as what makes us human.
It also raises the intriguing possibility of bringing our ancient relatives, who died out around 30,000 years ago, back from the dead.
Researcher Professor Jean-Jacques Hublin said: 'Studying the Neanderthals and studying the Neanderthal genome will tell us what makes modern humans really human, why we are alone, why we have these amazing capabilities that allowed our ancestors to draw paintings, to create complex symbols.'
Scientists from the Max Planck Institute in Germany and US colleagues sequenced more than one billion fragments of DNA extracted from bones of Neanderthal men, women and children that lay undiscovered in caves in Croatia, Spain, Germany and Russia for up to 70,000 years.
They have decoded 63 per cent of the Neanderthal's DNA and have started comparing it with the man's genetic code to work out what makes us human.
(Excerpt) Read more at dailymail.co.uk ...
Hmmm. Good points. Maybe we can replace the democrats with a higher form of life?
Hot cross species love coming right up.
Don’t know.
The mechanics, IMHO, are irrelevant. For example, no one thinks IVF babies don’t have immortal souls, and the mechanics there are the same (by a dramatically lesser degree of complexity, of course).
The Jewish answer is, of course they have a “soul” — an immortal part -— all Creation has an immortal part.
The question is sticker if: (1) that soul is made in the image of G-d and (2) does that soul lack awareness of good and evil -— i.e., is this a “pre-Fall” creation.
I used to date a Neanderthaal gal...
Wait... come to think of it, she was Italian...
...Me thinks they would have animal rights, which means more rights than humans...
Hey those stone vehicles have really low deductibles I hear.
I should say this, for fear of it coming true, BUT:
They also have a lot smaller carbon footprint, and are practically zero emission....
“Hot cross species love coming right up.”
I’ve already seen photographic evidence of that.
Now where’s that picture of Kucinich and his wife?
That is what I never got. If they do clone people and animals, pretty much anything, does God give it a soul? That would make a good movie. A bunch of soul-less demons walking around, but you can’t tell the difference. Freaky huh?
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We are alone because our ancestors killed off all other human competitors, such as the Neanderthals, in anger. We have unnatural intelligence, far in excess of the natural need to find food and shelter, because tribal warfare slowly but without limit raises the bar beyond the natural level. We evolved so fast, and seemingly with missing links, because war is much faster than natural selection. And unlike natural selection, the winner of tribal warfare completely kills off or assimilates the tribe with inferior genetics or culture.
Modern humans are not the product of natural selection, but of man-made filtration. And what it means to be human is not anywhere as pretty as leftists want to think.
Don't bring back the Neanderthals, and don't outlaw guns.
Maybe the octuplet mom could be persuaded to have a litter of Neanderthalings.
Democrats will love it. A brand new oppressed minority to pander to.
And, I am grateful for no pics of Helen Thomas.
Still a bunch around, over at DU!
Neanderthal genome to be unveiled: Draft sequence opens window on human relatives
Nature — 457, 645 (2009) | February 4, 2009 | Rex Dalton
Posted on 02/07/2009 8:31:28 PM PST by SunkenCiv
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Just adding to the catalog, not sending a general distribution.To all -- please ping me to other topics which are appropriate for the GGG list.The Neandertal EnigmaFrayer'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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Why clone Neanderthals when the Middle East is full of them?
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