[uscabjd]

There is no evidence of Neanderthal DNA in modern populations.

[luvbach1]

There is no evidence of Neanderthal DNA in modern populations.

That may be the case for DNA, but paleontologists/anthropologists have found in "modern" excavations (hundreds to thousands of years old but clearly after the Neanderthal era), traits that appear to be Neanderthal.

[blam]

The Neanderthal Theory

Hybrid - Modern Human and Neanderthal

[Hawthorn]

>There is no evidence of Neanderthal DNA in modern populations.<

Although his theory is HIGHLY controversial, Professor Michael Hammer at the University of Arizona thinks he may have found just such evidence. Research on the matter is not yet published or peer-reviewed AFAIK, but stay tuned!

[SunkenCiv]

There is no evidence of Neanderthal DNA in modern populations.

There's nothing to substantiate that claim, and actually, logically, no way to substantiate it using any existing technique for studying the genes. A "study" of mtDNA (allegedly) from a Homo Heidelbergensis fossil (HH believed to be related to Neandertal) used fewer than 400 base pairs (out of a presumed original 16,000+ base pairs) was done, and showed what lengths researchers will go to to prop up the Replacement model.

The Neandertal Enigma
by James Shreeve

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]

[TruthWillWin]

There is no evidence of Neanderthal DNA in modern populations.

Wrong. Look at any picture of Al Frankin.