Project plans map of Neanderthal genome

The Globe and Mail ^ | 7/24/06 | GEIR MOULSON

[doc30]

Any estimates as to what the genetic differences will be?

[doc30]

ping

[Red Badger]

No genetic differences at all. All Neanderthal DNA is alive and well in the NFL........

[gondramB]

>>Any estimates as to what the genetic differences will be?<<

They covered this in this week's Simpsons - there were no cave men - man was created as is.

[KenHorse]

And here I was thinking it was alive and well in the DNC....

[nikos1121]

I don't see how they can isolate actual Neanderthal DNA?

[Bubba M. Aurelius]

After watching Russert over the weekend, they have living specimen in the GE family.

[Spaghetti Man]

The same as the difference between the dunk and the two-handed set shot.

[Red Badger]

Well, I bet a lot of NFL players are Demokratz.....

[Bones75]

I guess, depending on what samples they have and what their condition is.. the only hope of getting the original uncontaminated DNA would be deep inside of large bones (maybe in the the marrow if there's any left?). Just speculation on my part.

[doc30]

I respectfully disagree. There are two big things in this article. The first point cincerns techniques to separate contaminating DNA from the sample DNA. The second will let us see more specific genetic differences than those between humans and chimps. The results of science are typically small, incremental steps, not huge, fantastic leaps like those shown in the movies.

[rock_lobsta]

They'll have a unusual preference for roast duck and mango salsa. :-D

[PatrickHenry]

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[cricket]

an evolutionary dead end. . .. . .

Would that this could happen to Liberals. . .

[Element187]

Project plans map of Neanderthal genome

So we are going to study terrorist ... nifty.

[Coyoteman]

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[Spirochete]

They'll have a unusual preference for roast duck and mango salsa. :-D

They don't have much of an appetite when they're irate.

[aimhigh]

I agree with you. I'm curious who is paying for this.