An article from Guardian.co.uk today announced that researchers from Leipzig, Germany have successfully extracted DNA from the legbone of a Neanderthal, so far mapping 13 of the genes and studying their differences from modern humans.
“The team analysed the DNA of 13 genes from the Neanderthal mitochondria and found they were distinctly different to modern humans, suggesting Neanderthals never, or rarely, interbred with early humans. The genetic material shows that a Neanderthal “Eve” lived around 660,000 years ago, when the species last shared a common ancestor with humans.”
The team hopes to have the entire Neanderthal genome mapped by the end of the year. Is this another nail in the coffin for the idea that homo-sapians are the end-all product of divine creation?
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