On Aug 14, 2012, at 10:22 AM, Christopher Green wrote: > On 2012-08-14, at 10:11 AM, Michael Palij wrote: > >> There a few papers causing a lot of discussion among researchers on the >> question of whether (a) humans and Neanderthals interbreed or (b) did >> not interbreed but date back to a common ancestor long ago. What is >> also interesting is the role that peer review and the length it takes for >> scientific papers to get published. There are a variety of sources on this >> but this article highlights the role of peer review and publication lag; see: >> http://arstechnica.com/science/2012/08/mating-with-neanderthals-is-off-again-on-again/ > > I love the sleight of hand implicit in the turn of phrase, "what our > ancestors may or may not have done with Neanderthals" (at the end of the > first paragraph). If ancient sapiens were "doing it" with Neanderthals, then > the Neaderthals are every bit as much "our ancestors" as the sapiens are.
4% genetic overlap, I believe. Paul Brandon Emeritus Professor of Psychology Minnesota State University, Mankato pkbra...@hickorytech.net --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: arch...@jab.org. To unsubscribe click here: http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df5d5&n=T&l=tips&o=19740 or send a blank email to leave-19740-13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df...@fsulist.frostburg.edu
