Scientists map mitochondrial DNA of prehistoric Neanderthal

AFP ^ | Aug 7, 2008 | Unknown

[Dilbert San Diego]

Maybe they were gay and lesbian Neanderthals, who celebrated diversity and were not breeders.

I think Neanderthals caused global warming back in the day, because the earth experienced global warming which ended the last ice age. They never got their carbon credit trading system up to speed.

[Mercat]

I met a woman while we were on vacation who has red hair and brown eyes and she claims that all people with red hair and brown eyes are all descended from the same family in a German village. She may have mentioned the village but I forget. Anyway, we talked about the ginger gene. She had never heard of that theory.

[SunkenCiv]

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]

[SunkenCiv]

Ancient DNA Reveals Neandertals With Red Hair, Fair Complexions
Science Magazine | 2007-10-26 | Elizabeth Culotta
Posted on 10/28/2007 4:03:27 PM PDT by Lessismore
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1917675/posts

[SunkenCiv]

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[djf]

I don’t think mitochondrial DNA has any impact on hair color.

It’s interesting that one of the theories of aging has to do with a reduced ability of mitochondria to repair themselves, because their DNA degrades.

But cellular, nuclear DNA has much better repair tools. And in fact out of the couple hundred genomes needed for the mitochondria, only about 19 actually are in the mitochondria, the rest are already in the nucleus.

So the theory is that by using viral vectors, the DNA that is prone to breaking and resequencing could be copied into the nucleus.

It’ll take more than that for somebody to ever get to their four hundredth birthday.
But not much.

We know what aging is. And soon we will be able to prevent and even reverse it.

[djf]

Ping to medical/dna related stuff.

[AdmSmith]

http://www.cell.com/content/article/abstract?uid=PIIS0092867408007733

[neverdem]

thanks, bfl

[ApplegateRanch]

Let me know when they map the DNA of a historic one.

If they need help finding some, I’ll be glad to point them towards some likely candidates, both living & dead...or at least dead from the @$$-up.