Genetic analysis of 40,000-year-old jawbone reveals early modern humans interbred with Neandertals

PHYS.Org ^ | 06-22-2015 | Provided by Howard Hughes Medical Institute

[TheThirdRuffian]

“Neanderthal chicks are easy.”

Given that a Neaderthal woman was probably about as strong as an NFL linebacker, I’d say they made homo sapien sapien males do whatever they wanted.

[VRWCarea51]

So my wife was right...

[Red Badger]

NFL?..................

[TheThirdRuffian]

Since they had red or blond hair, fair skin, and a markedly larger brain than homo sapien sapiens, I’d say pretty much all Europeans are descendants.

[TheThirdRuffian]

In follow up (from wiki):

While modern humans share some nuclear DNA with the extinct Neanderthals, the two species do not share any mitochondrial DNA,[139] which in primates is always maternally transmitted. This observation has prompted the hypothesis that whereas female humans interbreeding with male Neanderthals were able to generate fertile offspring, the progeny of female Neanderthals who mated with male humans were either rare, absent or sterile.[140]

I would posit female Neaderthals had no interest in weakling/stupid homo sapien sapiens and it was female homo sapien sapiens hooking up (or being captured/raped) that were “easy.”

[spel_grammer_an_punct_polise]

“NFL?..................”

Well, you are close. I was thinking, “Amish,” as in, “Missing Link”! ;-)

[sten]

proof that beer googles are the source of ‘evolution’

[TigersEye]

Men are dogs!

[servo1969]

Hey, if the cave is a rockin’, don’t come a knockin’.

[molson209]

looking for Neandertals ? look at Russia

[stormer]

[Godebert]

"I would posit female Neaderthals had no interest in weakling/stupid homo sapien sapiens and it was female homo sapien sapiens hooking up (or being captured/raped) that were “easy.”

It appears that Jean Auel's novel, 'The Clan of the Cave Bear', published in 1980, had it about right.

[NonValueAdded]

“Runways may run north to south, east to west, but ...”

[MaxMax]

They got that from just a jaw bone? Can they also tell us the surname of the ape it came from?

[MIchaelTArchangel]

Turn on the television and ask yourself if some of the people you see may be more Homo Neanderthal than Homo Sapiens.

[bunkerhill7]

Coasters

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y1ZJiBHh-Yw

[Mister Da]

This is kinda a “Duh!” discovery.

It’s just a wonder why we don’t have sheep people.

[hal ogen]

They didn’t need to have this research. Just look towards the White House.

[Ancesthntr]

Just some early ancestor of Laz saying, “Yeah, I’d hit that” - and then doing just that. :>)

[DAC21]

Laz has been getting around for years.