Friday, May 7, 2010

You're a Neanderthal!

"We have met Neanderthal and he is us — at least a little. The most detailed look yet at the Neanderthal genome helps answer one of the most debated questions in anthropology: DidNeanderthals and modern humans mate?

The answer is yes, there is at least some cave man biology in most of us. Between 1 percent and 4 percent of genes in people from Europe and Asia trace back to Neanderthals."

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100506/ap_on_sc/us_sci_neanderthal_genes;_ylt=Aug6GanzhsUbKNt4jevtJ74PLBIF;_ylu=X3oDMTJwM3Rscm40BGFzc2V0A2FwLzIwMTAwNTA2L3VzX3NjaV9uZWFuZGVydGhhbF9nZW5lcwRjcG9zAzEEcG9zAzIEc2VjA3luX3RvcF9zdG9yeQRzbGsDeW91cmVhbmVhbmRl


I liked this article, its pretty cool that we are finally starting to be able to trace our roots. We know a lot about the lineage of other species, but not so much the lineage of humanity. I found it interesting they said only people from Europe and Asia, they did not mention the Native Americans or Africans in that statistic.

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