Is the Mysterious Siberian “X-Woman” a New Hominid Species?

Discover Magazine ^ | March 25, 2010 | Smriti Rao

[2ndDivisionVet]

We keep finding out how little we really know.

[April Lexington]

Let’s start a pool. How many posts before someone posts THE picture of Helen? I say 5

[brytlea]

ping for later. Unfortunately I have to go have lunch with my hominid friends right now.

[dominic flandry]

I am not so sure on this one. I recall some ancient monkey or lemur was found a year or so ago and trumpeted as being a human ancestor. Now the reports are it is some ancient monkey or lemur which is the ancestor of other monkeys or lemurs.

In other news Bill Clinton says he would go out with her.

[Vaquero]

Laugh it up fuzzball...

[pepsi_junkie]

When asked for comments, Homelend Security Secretary Janet Napolitano repsonded that she was not an X-woman as had previosuly been reported, but rather simply an ex-woman.

[BigEdLB]

There is no doubt that Siberian X Women are alive today.

[Vaduz]

Let’s start a pool. How many posts before someone posts SHE was black and related to Obama.

[mountainlion]

I am no DNA expert but this article leaves me with more questions than it answers. A small bone could easily be contaminated. Even with Neanderthal they are doing over 25 individuals complete DNA to get a baseline of the DNA. There can be no baseline with one sample especially a small piece of bone. Bone is not a good source of DNA. I am mostly skeptical because of Nebraska man, Lucy, Hobbit....

[djf]

mtDNA is different. I believe there are only a few thousand base pairs in it.

[BigEdLB]

Be careful, I am related to Obama, but I am not black.

[April Lexington]

Gruss Alois fur mich!

[mountainlion]

mtDNA is different. I believe there are only a few thousand base pairs in it.
That should simplify things. I did not realize it was so small. There still needs to be several individuals to check to get a good base.

[mewzilla]

Another article on the same topic....

Gene research reveals fourth human species

[Vaduz]

Ain’t we all? see media.

[mosesdapoet]

2nd Div, thanks for posting these items, yea April, your probab;y right. Like to know how those DNA markers differ.In going back to these eolithic age sagas where was the present continent of Antartica located ?

[kaylar]

I’ve read about cryptozoologists claiming a “remnant population” of neanderthals living in Russia...They claim the locals call them ‘alma’.

[BigEdLB]

Mareen DuVall

This Duvall fellow is also my ancestor....

[April Lexington]

AND... living is subsidized housing in Boston!

[April Lexington]

I’ve read about cryptozoologists claiming a “remnant population” of neanderthals living in Russia...They claim the locals call them ‘alma’.

Man... there is a fabulous ethnic joke buried in here...