Posted on 11/15/2006 2:09:22 PM PST by Pharmboy
Nope, doesn't. Appears to be another mtDNA comparison, which doesn't yield relevant info, except to say, oh, maybe we don't have any mtDNA samples showing the same line of descent. This isn't particularly illuminating considering how few of us have our mtDNA sequenced. Also, the sample size in the 1997 study involved fewer than 400 base pairs (out of a presumed 16,000+ base pairs in the living original), and this isn't going to be much better, could even be worse, because this is an older sample.
The Neandertal EnigmaFrayer'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]
by James Shreeve
Critchton rehashes the ancient story. Tales of giants and monsters are just too prevalent in literature and art to not have some basis in truth. From Grendel to Goliath to Cyclops to the Giants Jack killed. it's always there, a battle between homo sapien and some big ole nasty flavor of upright critter.
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WTF? Dept. of Energy?
Yeah...I did a double take on that myself. What the DOE has to do with the Genome Project is anybody's guess.
BFLR = bump for later reading
Apparently they had some cash to burn before end of fiscal year when the whole genome project was getting started. Gotta use it or lose it.
Kind of the like the Dept. of Education in the business of feeding people. A way to expand their budget.
This is the first time I've seen a report on Neandertal DNA.
So Hagar is out to slay eagles now?
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I don't believe that Cro-Magnon man came "out of Africa". Just don't believe it.
It's been debunked practically from the very beginning, but the true believers will never let go it seems.
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Thanks for the ping. As they test more markers on the Y chromosome, they should be able to establish a DNA profile (haplotype) that can show with a stated level of confidence how many generations back to the most recent common ancestor.
That may be how they calculated this:
They estimate that modern humans and Neanderthals split from a common ancestor at least 370,000 years ago, and possibly 500,000 years ago, although we share 99.95 percent of our DNA.
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