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Ancient humans, dubbed 'Denisovans', interbred with us
BBC ^ | 12/22/10 | Pallab Ghosh

Posted on 12/22/2010 6:26:50 PM PST by LibWhacker

Scientists say an entirely separate type of human identified from bones in Siberia co-existed and interbred with our own species.

The ancient humans have been dubbed "Denisovans" after the caves in Siberia where their remains were found.

There is also evidence that this population was widespread in Eurasia.

A study in Nature journal shows that Denisovans co-existed with Neanderthals and interbred with our species - perhaps around 50,000 years ago.

An international group of researchers sequenced a complete genome from one of the ancient hominins (human-like creatures), based on nuclear DNA extracted from a finger bone.

(Excerpt) Read more at bbc.co.uk ...


TOPICS: News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: ancient; denisovans; godsgravesglyphs; helixmakemineadouble; humans; interbred; neandertal; neandertals; neanderthal; neanderthals; siberia
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1 posted on 12/22/2010 6:26:55 PM PST by LibWhacker
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To: LibWhacker

It was just that one time and I was really drunk.


2 posted on 12/22/2010 6:28:37 PM PST by cripplecreek (Remember the River Raisin! (look it up))
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To: cripplecreek
A descendant of the Denisovians - notice Siberian like body hair with high forehead of a cro-magnon .

3 posted on 12/22/2010 6:31:09 PM PST by Waverunner (I'd like to welcome our new overlords, say hello to my little friend)
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To: SunkenCiv

GGG Ping.


4 posted on 12/22/2010 6:31:40 PM PST by Betis70 (First the House, then the Senate)
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To: LibWhacker

The Urantians are going to have a field day with this...


5 posted on 12/22/2010 6:35:24 PM PST by SaxxonWoods (Gone Galt and loving it)
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To: LibWhacker
If they interbred with us then they were not "an entirely separate type of human".
6 posted on 12/22/2010 6:38:49 PM PST by Harmless Teddy Bear (When all you have is bolt cutters & vodka everything looks like the lock on Wolf Blitzer's boathouse)
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To: Waverunner

“A descendant of the Denisovians - notice Siberian like body hair with high forehead of a cro-magnon”...to house his highly developed intellect :-)))


7 posted on 12/22/2010 6:41:24 PM PST by llandres
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To: LibWhacker

8 posted on 12/22/2010 6:46:01 PM PST by Cisco Nix (Real Conservatives stay sober and focused)
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To: Waverunner
Other samples demonstrate other features.



9 posted on 12/22/2010 6:51:59 PM PST by Dr. Sivana (There is no salvation in politics)
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To: Cisco Nix

Fortunately his kind does not breed.

10 posted on 12/22/2010 6:53:07 PM PST by Boiler Plate ("Why be difficult, when with just a little more work, you can be impossible" Mom)
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To: LibWhacker

Since I’m divorced, I’m trying to interbreed with our species too (nudge, nudge..wink, wink)


11 posted on 12/22/2010 6:53:22 PM PST by TopDog2 (Sarah 2012)
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To: Waverunner

LOL....good one! (Hey Dennis!)


12 posted on 12/22/2010 6:56:21 PM PST by PistolPaknMama
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To: LibWhacker

Denisovians.

So... were there Cave Denisovians? Did they have Cave Denizens as pets?


13 posted on 12/22/2010 6:58:26 PM PST by UCANSEE2 (Lame and ill-informed post)
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Not coming from apes is going to cause a problem.


14 posted on 12/22/2010 6:59:12 PM PST by edcoil ("The only winning move is not to play")
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To: LibWhacker

Maybe that’s where the Deadly Liberal Gene came from.


15 posted on 12/22/2010 6:59:35 PM PST by Cicero (Marcus Tullius)
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To: cripplecreek

I think the author of this article was drunk when he wrote this. Seems to contradict itself a bit.


16 posted on 12/22/2010 6:59:54 PM PST by UCANSEE2 (Lame and ill-informed post)
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To: LibWhacker

Nephilim??


17 posted on 12/22/2010 7:01:32 PM PST by leenie312
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To: Harmless Teddy Bear
If they interbred with us then they were not "an entirely separate type of human".

You're kidding, right?

Humans have 'interbred' with angels, aliens, Nephalim,gods, demons, werewolves... and the list just goes on and on.

"; )

18 posted on 12/22/2010 7:04:10 PM PST by UCANSEE2 (Lame and ill-informed post)
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To: edcoil
Not coming from apes is going to cause a problem.

What coming from apes?

19 posted on 12/22/2010 7:05:38 PM PST by UCANSEE2 (Lame and ill-informed post)
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To: LibWhacker

The Alpha Centaurians stocked Terra with many different species of hominids as well as a variety of other humanlike creatures.


20 posted on 12/22/2010 7:07:28 PM PST by Iron Munro ("Damn it, Jim! I'm a doctor not a race relations Czar in the Obama administration.")
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