Posted on 10/26/2009 3:33:00 PM PDT by Dysart
Modern man and Neanderthals had sex across the species barrier, according to leading geneticist Professor Svante Paabo.
Professor Paabo, who is director of genetics at the renowned Max Planck Institution for Evolutionary Anthropology in Leipzig, made the claim at a conference in the Cold Springs Laboratory in New York.
But Prof Paabo said he was unclear if the couplings had led to children, of if they were capable of producing offspring.
"What I'm really interested in is, did we have children back then and did those children contribute to our variation today?" he said in an article in The Sunday Times.
"I'm sure that they had sex, but did it give offspring that contributed to us? We will be able to answer quite vigorously with the new [Neanderthal genome] sequence."
The phenomenon is already seen in modern animals such as horses and zebras, and lions and tigers, but resulting offspring have always been infertile.
In recent years, fossils with both Neanderthal and modern human features have been found suggesting the two species interbred but previous scans of Neanderthal genes reveal Neanderthal DNA to have a very different make-up to modern man's.
(Excerpt) Read more at telegraph.co.uk ...
In a weak moment went ugly early. Who hasn’t?
Alcohol was involved. Just sayin’.
The picture up top looks just like a guy I work with.... Looks like a girl I slept with (when not puking).
HEHAHEHA
Made my evening!
HEHAHEHAHE
HA. But you gotta admire his stoic, thoughtful facade he exudes though, no? This is man of deep study.
Typical Neanderthal woman circa 2009
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They'd better stop following me around. ;')Thanks Little Bill.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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Well, after a few beers, she looked pretty good.
Solid scientific proof indeed!
Look up the song by Toby Keith called “Running Block”
Here’s the better video from the way-back machine for Troglodyte:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VlRXQEA0yj0&feature=PlayList&p=C8899B6E090917B9&playnext=1&playnext_from=PL&index=1
Well Harley, I kind of like her. Actually, she looks like a lot of fun.
Hey, baby, wanna come back to my cave and see my drawings? Bartender, give me a double, in a go cup!
*GAH!!*
*thunk*
“She was one of the Butt sisters.”
Where do you think defensive linemen come from?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vo0e1iwrMUI&feature=related
I think it's safe to say the answer is yes.
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