Posted on 06/17/2011 2:29:08 PM PDT by SunkenCiv
Interbreeding between humans and Neanderthals may have given Europeans and Asians resistance to northern diseases that their African ancestors didn't have.
Peter Parham, professor of microbiology and immunology at Stanford, recently presented evidence to the Royal Society in London that Europeans gained many of the genes for human leukocyte antigens (HLAs) from neanderthals.
The antigens helped them adapt to diseases in the north much more quickly than would have otherwise occurred.
Comparisons of the human and Neanderthal genomes were conducted by Parham to locate similarities and differences in the DNA of modern human populations and Neanderthals.
Parham found that modern Europeans and Asians have some genes identical to those of Neanderthals. One form, or allele, of the HLA gene, named HLA-C*0702, was found in the Neanderthal DNA. An identical allele is quite common in modern European and Asian populations, but is absent in modern Africans.
A recently discovered species of hominid, or human-like species, from Siberia, called the Denisovans has not yet had its genes sequenced, but Parham believes the peoples of Asia may have gained some of their DNA from them. The allele HLA-A*11 also appears in modern Asians, but not in Africans.
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“Mating with Neanderthals Good for Human Health”
Perhaps, but the massive amount of fermented grain liquid necessary for the “grog goggles” beforehand was NOT good for human health.
“Hey babe, would you like a margarita to go with that mammoth rib?”
Who’s in charge of the “Mating With Neanderthals Ping List” ?
I’ve been thinking about a Neanderthal pickup bar for years:
JurASSic Park
I’d never heard that one, but I’ve never been rejected.
To clarify, did you make it with Neanderthals during the last days of the ancient global warming?
Yeah I told her I was going out to get some firewood and went to hook up with a hot cro magnon babe in the next cave.
Yeah, sure - and I’m from the government. I’m here to help you.
I believe that is “wookie nookie” and mating with it would not be good for your health.
The article is stating that Europeans and Asians (East Asians I believe) are a mix of Neanderthal and early human. More southern clime peoples are descended from pure human stock. Considering how countries like say France and Japan have developed compared to lets say Congo, what other conclusions can we draw from this finding. Do not hold your breath that there will be any study in the relative intelligence of Neanderthals and Humans.
“Were we really separate species?”
CLEARLY - NO!!!!
have to add in - teeth brushed - never. bathed? who knows, and what with. teeth present - some. STD’s? all available to her local population group. body/hair vermin? same as std’s.
Some think that the Neanderthals had a higher IQ than we do today because they had a bigger brain.
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