Tagged: neanderthal

Featured image: Neandertals’ genetic legacy extends into africa

Neandertals’ genetic legacy extends into africa - BioBlog

Alison Campbell • Feb 03, 2020 •

For the last few years it’s been pretty much received wisdom that African populations shared only a tiny proportion of their genes, if any, with Neanderthals. In contrast, other non-African sapiens populations had a small but significant admixture of Neanderthal genes. The underlying reason for this, it’s been assumed, is that Homo sapiens and neandertalensis only bred with each other in Europe … Read More

Featured image: The discovery of a Denisovan jaw bone and what it can tell us

The discovery of a Denisovan jaw bone and what it can tell us - From Past to Present

Michael Knapp • May 09, 2019 •

Last week the discovery of a lower jaw bone of a Denisovan hit the headlines all over the world. Denisovans are a now-extinct species of humans that were closely related to us as well as to Neanderthals. To an outside observer, the excitement of researchers about this find might have appeared a bit over the top. After all, Denisovans have … Read More

Featured image: Ancient teenager the first known person with parents of two different species

Ancient teenager the first known person with parents of two different species - Guest Work

Guest Author • Aug 23, 2018 •

Michelle Langley, Griffith University A new ancient DNA study published in Nature today reports the first known person to have had parents of two different species. The studied remains belonged to a girl who had a Neanderthal mother and a Denisovan father. Neanderthals (Homo neanderthalensis) lived throughout Europe and Western Asia until around 30,000 years … Read More

TOSP Episode 21: February 21st 2012 - misc.ience

Aimee Whitcroft • Feb 20, 2012 •

We’re back!  And with a minimum of difficulties this week :) This week, Elf and aimee talk of a new soft motor, ROBOBEES, a teeeeeensy chameleon (squee!), hacking yoghurt, some very ancient art, ROBOBEES, investing in yourself, knitting needles and water bubbles and space, quantum computing for beginners, sequencing genomes on a USB stick-sized device [...] … Read More