DNA analysed from early European

BBC ^ | Jan 1, 2010 | Paul Rincon

[decimon]

Scientists have analysed DNA extracted from the remains of a 30,000-year-old European hunter-gatherer.

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The researchers were able to assign the Kostenki individual to haplogroup "U2", which is relatively uncommon among modern populations.

U2 appears to be scattered at low frequencies in populations from South and Western Asia, Europe and North Africa.

Despite its rarity, the very presence of this haplogroup in today's Europeans suggests some continuity between Palaeolithic hunters and the continent's present-day inhabitants, argue the authors of the latest study.

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[Red_Devil 232]

Can’t wait for the images and replies to this one!

[decimon]

Bono ping.

[tubebender]

I can only think of Helen Thomas?

[hennie pennie]

*ping*

[freedumb2003]

Clearly, early Europeans whined loudly and called it “music” and were incurable liberal idiots.

[Brad’s Gramma]

Take a walk, change of scenery. Holy cow, kid....if you’re obsessing over Helen....youse got problems!

[USMCPOP]

I was once a member of the band Haplogroup “X”, though we got scattered due to low popularity. We did roam the earth in search of food and such (you know, the icky stuff you do to preserve the species...) but that was between or in spite of gigs.

[decimon]

I can only think of Helen Thomas?

Try eating at Hooters for a few months.

[decimon]

I was once a member of the band Haplogroup “X”, though we got scattered due to low popularity. We did roam the earth in search of food and such (you know, the icky stuff you do to preserve the species...) but that was between or in spite of gigs.

And your remains may someday be uncovered in the steppes of the internet.

[mosesdapoet]

Posted on a holiday.
I sure hope there are FR’s out there that can add science to this bulletin broadcast by the BBC beside the sillness contained thus far. It sure doesn’t look like what you and I were hoping for, is happening from what’s being posted thus far. Thanks for the post
http://www.theusmat.com/

[dog breath]

More accurate ways of sequencing DNA might answer a lot of questions about human history. While there is a tendency for newer populations to displace the older ones there should hopefully be a little trace of the older populations lurking around. The ability to sort out the modern DNA and bacterial contamination of the DNA is a essential development in understanding the past.

[USMCPOP]

“And your remains may someday be uncovered in the steppes of the internet.”

Nope, my remains will probably show up in Sam’s Club. Lean frozen ribs or something.

[decimon]

This article is just an expanded version of this from yesterday.

[mjp]

              haplogroup U                                                   

[decimon]

U are certainly not hapless.

[SunkenCiv]

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[blam]

My grandmother and Cheddar Man are in haplogroup U5a. A branch off from U2.

[Little Bill]

As much as I love these posts, none of it makes sence. There is a lot of conjugeture based on a small amount of evidense. I would bet that much will be tossed in the future but my estate would have to collect.

[rdl6989]

I’ve been thinking about taking one of those genetic genealogy tests.

[Mike Darancette]

The "U" branch (comprising haplogroups U1, U2, U3 and so on) appears to be more ancient than many other genetic lineages found in Europe.

As a member of haplogroup U8a we welcomed the other folk into Europe.

[SunkenCiv]

If we all have to start making sense around here, it’s gonna get kinda quiet. And dull.

[SunkenCiv]

I just realized that I wound up forgetting to participate in the family surname dna project, oops. I guess I saved $100 or whatever it cost. And I can still get tested anyway.

[SunkenCiv]

Despite its rarity, the very presence of this haplogroup in today's Europeans suggests some continuity between Palaeolithic hunters and the continent's present-day inhabitants, argue the authors of the latest study.

the classics never wear out:

The Neandertal Enigma
by James Shreeve
in local libraries

Frayer's own reading of the record reveals a number of overlooked traits that clearly and specifically link the Neandertals to the Cro-Magnons. One such trait is the shape of the opening of the nerve canal in the lower jaw, a spot where dentists often give a pain-blocking injection. In many Neandertal, the upper portion of the opening is covered by a broad bony ridge, a curious feature also carried by a significant number of Cro-Magnons. But none of the alleged 'ancestors of us all' fossils from Africa have it, and it is extremely rare in modern people outside Europe." [pp 126-127]

[CholeraJoe]

Several FReepers including me have been tested. It confirmed what I already knew. My male ancestors came from Iberia right after the last ice age, settled in Britain and didn’t leave. A few of them migrated to North America in the late 18th century, which is how I came to have a Southern drawl.

[eleni121]

That Causausus region - Armenia and Georgia today - seems crucial.

[SunkenCiv]

[SunkenCiv]

(months later)

The DNA analysed in this study comes from a male aged 20-25 who was deliberately buried in an oval pit some 30,000 years ago.