On 2012-08-14, at 11:25 AM, Paul Brandon wrote: > 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. >
Depends on how you count, Paul. Since we have something like a 99% genetic overlap with chimps, I'm guessing our genetic overlap with Neanderthals probably covers pretty close to 99% (96%, if you prefer) of the remaining 1%. Best, Chris --- 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=19742 or send a blank email to leave-19742-13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df...@fsulist.frostburg.edu
