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Neanderthals were not completely replaced, but instead contributed 1-4 percent of their genetic material to all modern non-Africans before dying out.

This study also involved contributions from researchers at the Broad Institute of Harvard and Massachusetts Institute of Technology; the University of California at Santa Cruz and Berkeley; the University of Tübingen, Germany; Emory University, Georgia; the University of Montana; the University of Washington; the Institute of Evolutionary Biology, Barcelona, Spain; the Institute of Vertebrate Paleontology and Paleoanthropology of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China; the University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada; and the Institute of Archaeology & Ethnography, Russian Academy of Sciences, Siberian Branch, Novosibirsk, Russia.

1 posted on 12/23/2010 10:28:04 AM PST by LucyT
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To: LucyT
Neanderthal DNA is generally described as about halfway between ours and that of a chimpanzee; we could no more interbreed with neanderthals than we could with horses.

That explained the curious lack of any real evidence of crossbreeding which had previously been a big mystery and it totally breaks any sort of a theory of modern man evolving from hominids; all OTHER hominids were significantly more remote from us THAN the neanderthal. This new missing link of the week item appears to be based on one or two finger bones.

The theory of evolution is a bunch of bullshit. Neanderthals and other hominids were very advanced, extinct apes. Being an ape doesn't imply stupidity or ignorance; several of the gorillas which have been taught deaf signs check out as having IQs in the 100 - 105 range, which is adequate for half of American jobs. Being an ape however DOES imply that you are not related to humans other than via similar design parameters.

2 posted on 12/23/2010 10:35:33 AM PST by wendy1946
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Not Neandertal: Genome from fossil fingers a new, recently extinct human

http://www.scientificamerican.com/blog/post.cfm?id=not-neandertal-genome-from-fossil-f-2010-12-23


3 posted on 12/23/2010 10:38:35 AM PST by LucyT
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To: LucyT

If I’m found dead in my garage, does that make me extinct?

Popular message on tombstone: She is not dead, but extinct.

Here’s the good news: She is not dead!
Here’s the bad news: She’s extinct!

Biggest question of all: How do you know the difference?


7 posted on 12/23/2010 10:59:38 AM PST by WestwardHo (Whom the gods would destroy, they first drive mad.)
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To: LucyT
Well here's a question, then... if some of the DNA of these Denisovans is found in modern humans, how can one justify claiming that they're extinct?

Their descendants are living in New Guinea.

8 posted on 12/23/2010 11:24:25 AM PST by Oberon (Big Brutha Be Watchin'.)
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To: zot

Genetical tracing.


11 posted on 12/23/2010 11:48:04 AM PST by GreyFriar (Spearhead - 3rd Armored Division 75-78 & 83-87)
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To: LucyT


Frowning takes 68 muscles.
Smiling takes 6.
Pulling this trigger takes 2.
I'm lazy.

15 posted on 12/23/2010 12:53:54 PM PST by The Comedian (Government: Saving people from freedom since time immemorial.)
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