"There are countless horrible things happening all over the world and horrible people prospering, but we must never allow them to disturb our equanimity or deflect us from our sacred duty to sabotage and annoy them whenever possible." -Auberon Waugh
Well, for one thing, Anon, they learned that there appears to be no trace of Neanderthal DNA in modern humans, which seems to put the "interbreeding" theory of Neanderthal extinction to rest. Kinda of big deal in scientific circles.
Exactly. Like the 98+% of DNA we share with chimpanzees: we're closely related, but we have no direct Neanderthal ancestors, just a common ancestor. It seems most likely our closest cousins were driven to extinction, if not actually exterminated by our Cro-Magnon predecessors.
I heard they're looking for a female volunteer, to give birth to a Neanderthal baby.
ReplyDeleteLooking at that artist's rendition....why?
Oh come on now, rinardman, Plugs ain't that ugly. Dumb as a stump, yes, but not ugly.
ReplyDeleteI'm pretty sure Neanderthals had more hair. And it was actually theirs.
ReplyDeleteWiping out the Neanderthals: origin of the "Cain and Abel" myth?
ReplyDeleteDeborah said..."Plugs" isn't the only one. There's a few in the NBA.
ReplyDeleteHow many millions were spent to get to this point? And what exactly do they hope to reveal about modern humans? Seems like a waste of time to me.
Well, for one thing, Anon, they learned that there appears to be no trace of Neanderthal DNA in modern humans, which seems to put the "interbreeding" theory of Neanderthal extinction to rest. Kinda of big deal in scientific circles.
ReplyDeleteOh, please. There is no way that Neaderthals were that stupid. There's no evidence that they even HAD democrats.
ReplyDelete"No trace" of H.N. DNA in modern humans.
ReplyDeleteOther than the 99.9% we had in common, I assume.
Exactly. Like the 98+% of DNA we share with chimpanzees: we're closely related, but we have no direct Neanderthal ancestors, just a common ancestor. It seems most likely our closest cousins were driven to extinction, if not actually exterminated by our Cro-Magnon predecessors.
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