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Cavemen among us: Some humans are 4 percent Neanderthal
csmon ^
| May 6, 2010
| Pete Spotts
Posted on 05/25/2014 2:05:03 PM PDT by ckilmer
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To: Hang'emAll
Those brow ridges and the sloping forehead are sure giveaways, as is the hirsute body.
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posted on
05/25/2014 2:30:33 PM PDT
by
luvbach1
(We are finished. It will just take a while before everyone realizes it.)
To: ckilmer
Re: “Neanderthal-derived genes failed to show up in the African genomes.”
Uh, oh.
Does this mean I have to plead guilty to “White Privilege?”
To: BenLurkin
I know that lady. She was one of our neighbors while I was growing up.
Some folks are WAY more than “4%” Neanderthal.
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posted on
05/25/2014 2:35:17 PM PDT
by
alloysteel
(Selective and willful ignorance spells doom, to both victim and perpetrator - mostly the perp.)
To: ckilmer
Quatermass and the Pit (1967)...I sure hope they don’t also find we’re part insectoid/alien and the two genetic codes (Neanderthal/human vs insectoid/alien) don’t end up fighting for planet dominance.
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posted on
05/25/2014 2:35:30 PM PDT
by
CitizenUSA
(America for Americans first!)
To: Hang'emAll
Seriously, that picture needs the caption “This guy can punch your lights out”.
But I am confused by this article.
Nevertheless, I still possess the 100% white woman card which my gay brother bestowed upon me, back in the day when humor was still possible.
I intend to play it as needed.
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posted on
05/25/2014 2:37:32 PM PDT
by
jocon307
To: glorgau
WWLD? (What would Laz Do)?
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posted on
05/25/2014 2:37:56 PM PDT
by
gigster
(Cogito, Ergo, Ronaldus Magnus Conservatus)
To: ckilmer
Some humans are 4 percent NeanderthalNuthin new here. Peoples been sayin this about me for years. And usually the number was a lot higher than 4%!
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posted on
05/25/2014 2:39:27 PM PDT
by
upchuck
(Support ABLE, the Anybody But Lindsey Effort. Yes, we are the ABLE!!)
To: ckilmer
WOW, this is great.
We will soon find out who was here FIRST.
Neanderthal's were here before modern humans so we don't have to worry about the Jews and the Palestinians.
The Europeans and the native Americans.
The Spanish's and the Aztecs.
If your not of Neanderthal blood, get off the planet.
NOW!
To: meadsjn
“Looks like Eleanor Clift.”
On a bad hair day.
To: Pearls Before Swine
Blond, strong features. Would she clean up nice?![](http://www.sciencephoto.com/image/481612/350wm/C0146397-Model_of_a_Neanderthal_female-SPL.jpg)
I'm going to guess that a young Neanderthal women would be no worse looking than what many men take home from the bar after it closes.
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posted on
05/25/2014 2:43:42 PM PDT
by
PapaBear3625
(You don't notice it's a police state until the police come for you.)
To: BenLurkin
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posted on
05/25/2014 2:45:12 PM PDT
by
silverleaf
(Age takes a toll: Please have exact change)
To: ckilmer
I've got an ex brother-in-law that easily tops 50%.
/johnny
Do these 4% suffer from diabetes?
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posted on
05/25/2014 2:50:52 PM PDT
by
Gene Eric
(Don't be a statist!)
To: PapaBear3625
Looks like my second ex wife after cleaning the stables.
/johnny
To: PapaBear3625
Nope, still looks like John Travolta
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posted on
05/25/2014 2:57:34 PM PDT
by
GeronL
(Vote for Conservatives not for Republicans)
To: blam
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posted on
05/25/2014 2:58:14 PM PDT
by
DuncanWaring
(The Lord uses the good ones; the bad ones use the Lord.)
To: mountainlion
Even 50,000 years ago there would be less than 1% DNA trace. This author is just ignorant. My Great Great Grandmother only gives me 12.5% of her genes so my 4th great grandparents would give me about 3%. That is a long way form 50-80 thousand years ago.
Not exactly. Your folks may give you genes that distinguish you from other humans, but there are LOTS of genes that we all have in common (how your pancreas work and is built, etc.) I wouldn’t be surprised if 99% of human genes are ones we all share.
To: zeestephen
I thought I read that first humans were in Africa so this doesn’t follow....
To: luvbach1
Recent comparisons of chimp and human DNA have backed off due to better sequencing to at most 98.5% and at the least 96%, plus, you have the difference of 23 chromosome pairs in humans and 24 in chimps. Neanderthal is a lot closer to us at 99.7 to 99.8 %.
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posted on
05/25/2014 3:03:35 PM PDT
by
JimSEA
To: ckilmer
“Some humans are 4 percent Neanderthal”
I’m sure that fluctuates a little. I know for a fact that
some are 25 maybe 35%. Take congress for example......
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posted on
05/25/2014 3:06:00 PM PDT
by
Slambat
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