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Cro-Magnon 28,000 Years Old Had DNA Like Modern Humans
Science Daily ^ | July 16, 2008

Posted on 07/16/2008 1:27:14 PM PDT by Soliton

Some 40,000 years ago, Cro-Magnons -- the first people who had a skeleton that looked anatomically modern -- entered Europe, coming from Africa. A group of geneticists, coordinated by Guido Barbujani and David Caramelli of the Universities of Ferrara and Florence, shows that a Cro-Magnoid individual who lived in Southern Italy 28,000 years ago was a modern European, genetically as well as anatomically.

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TOPICS: Science
KEYWORDS: dna; evolution; gigo; godsgravesglyphs; mtdna; multiregionalism
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To: fso301
Yes, there are genetic characteristics common to “most” lifeforms. Almost all air breathers have hemoglobin to bind oxygen in their blood. The difference or similarity of each species hemoglobin is thought to be a reflection of their common ancestry, with species closely related having identical or similar hemoglobin, and diverse species having differences at the DNA level that do not translate to any difference at all in protein structure (the DNA code being redundant) or the changes are in regions that are not highly conserved between species and are mostly conservative substitutions (a polar amino acid for a different polar amino acid for example).
21 posted on 07/16/2008 1:53:31 PM PDT by allmendream (If "the New Yorker" makes a joke and liberals don't get it, is it still funny?)
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To: PBRSTREETGANG

Brilliant skit by the much missed and much lamented Phil Hartman. Thanks for the laugh!


22 posted on 07/16/2008 1:55:25 PM PDT by allmendream (If "the New Yorker" makes a joke and liberals don't get it, is it still funny?)
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To: cripplecreek
When the scientists used to pronounce it like it looks (KRO-MAG-NON) then I thought cro-magnons were cool.

But now the scientists pronounce it like KRO-MAN-YON which is kinda gay.

So if I had lived back then, I would have preferred to have been a Neanderthal ... even though those goofy scientists call them Neander-TALLS.

23 posted on 07/16/2008 1:58:03 PM PDT by who_would_fardels_bear
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To: Savage Beast
We still coexist with the Neanderthals. They run the Democrat Party, the New York Times, and ABCNBCCBSCNN.

That's "ABCNNBCBS." Much more elegant...

24 posted on 07/16/2008 1:58:06 PM PDT by Interesting Times (Swiftboating, you say? Check out ToSetTheRecordStraight.com)
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To: cripplecreek

You just gave me the biggest laugh I’ve had in awhile. :)


25 posted on 07/16/2008 1:58:59 PM PDT by HelloooClareece ("We make war that we may live in peace". Aristotle)
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To: PBRSTREETGANG

I miss Phil. And so does The Simpsons.


26 posted on 07/16/2008 2:00:25 PM PDT by TheWasteLand
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To: Soliton

So does this debunk the theory of Cro-magnoid and Neanderthals breeding to create the modern human?


27 posted on 07/16/2008 2:01:00 PM PDT by autumnraine
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To: Soliton
...a Cro-Magnoid individual who lived in Southern Italy 28,000 years ago looked just like Algore...
28 posted on 07/16/2008 2:01:22 PM PDT by Oldeconomybuyer (The democRATS are near the tipping point.)
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To: Soliton

29 posted on 07/16/2008 2:02:25 PM PDT by freedomlover (Make sure you're in love - before you move in the heavy stuff)
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To: Neoliberalnot; Soliton
“Cro-Magnoid individual who lived in Southern Italy 28,000 years ago was a modern European””

Of a lower conscientiousness like modern Europeans, too.
30 posted on 07/16/2008 2:03:49 PM PDT by divine_moment_of_facts (If there were no Cowards there could be no Bullies.)
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To: fso301

There are, we share something like 97% dna to rats. The thing is the cro-magnoids are genetically the same as humans. Neanderthals are not the same species as humans. Much like the difference in chimpanzees and apes I guess.


31 posted on 07/16/2008 2:06:56 PM PDT by autumnraine
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To: Interesting Times
Yeah, you're right, IntT. It's much better. But don't use the word elegant anywhere near ABCNNBCBS. There's nothing about that bunch of yahoos that is even remotely similar to elegance.
32 posted on 07/16/2008 2:09:13 PM PDT by Savage Beast ("Some people are born knowing, and some people will die searching." -Antonio Banderas)
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To: chesley
You're right, Ches.

I would like to take this opportunity to appologize to all the Neanderthals. I misspoke when I compared them to Democrats. The Neanderthals are a People of Peace. Nobody is more patriotic, upright, good, decent, self-reliant, and devoted to this country than Neanderthal Americans...uh...well...forget I said upright.

33 posted on 07/16/2008 2:18:11 PM PDT by Savage Beast ("Some people are born knowing, and some people will die searching." -Antonio Banderas)
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To: freedomlover

34 posted on 07/16/2008 2:21:30 PM PDT by TexasCajun
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To: autumnraine

Humans exterminated the Neanderthals in Europe.


35 posted on 07/16/2008 2:27:44 PM PDT by Democrat_media (Socialism will destroy a country economically. why dems & Mccain for Socialism?)
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To: autumnraine
Much like the difference in chimpanzees and apes I guess.

Chimps are apes. So are humans.

36 posted on 07/16/2008 2:29:33 PM PDT by LoneRangerMassachusetts
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To: Soliton
Some 40,000 years ago, Cro-Magnons -- the first people who had a skeleton that looked anatomically modern -- entered Europe, coming from Africa.

I really doubt that humans came from Africa originally. I suppose they could have, as easily as from any other place. They could easily have come from some other part of Asia. They could have come from Australia. They could have come from Anarctica, at a time when Antarctica was closer to the equator. I just wonder where they get the evidence to make the statement.

37 posted on 07/16/2008 2:40:29 PM PDT by webheart (I am Webheart, and I approved this post.)
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To: LoneRangerMassachusetts

Liberals are apes and dumber than rhesus monkeys.


38 posted on 07/16/2008 2:43:32 PM PDT by Democrat_media (Socialism will destroy a country economically. why dems & Mccain for Socialism?)
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To: Democrat_media

Just goes to show ya, mutation doesn’t always produce an improvement in the species.


39 posted on 07/16/2008 2:48:32 PM PDT by MHGinTN (Believing they cannot be deceived, they cannot be convinced when they are deceived.)
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To: fso301
"Someone help me out here but I suspect there are certain genetic characteristics that are common to all lifeforms."

Yes. There is a 95% similarity between human and chimpanzee DNA.

40 posted on 07/16/2008 3:21:09 PM PDT by LiberConservative ("Typical" white guy)
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