Some of your ancestors have been Neanderthals
from Michael Blume, 02. December 2011, 23:25
Maybe the most exciting finding of this year has been the result of genetic studies comparing DNA from Homo sapiens and Homo neanderthalensis. To the surprise of most, some of those Homo sapiens that left Africa and spread throughout Asia, Europe and beyond have been found to have interbred with Homo neanderthalensis. As a result, non-African humans have neanderthals among their ancestors. I am looking forward to observing whether these findings might contribute to changes in our self-understanding.
I found a YouTube-clip putting together the respective news-coverage from various TV stations. Enjoy.
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It is not just Neanderthals, in Asia there is more Denisovan interbreeding with their ‘moderns’: DNA is a new and powerful tool now that we are getting it sorted out.
http://johnhawks.net/...sson-2011-south-china.html