Entire genome of extinct human decoded from fossil

Entire genome of extinct human decoded from fossil (PhysOrg.com)



Another advance for science. More info on the Max Plank Inst. here, which has also mapped the Neanderthal genome.

You can download the genome here, so for those of you with clone tanks, have at it!

LOL, Cewl. I will download the genome immediately, and start working on bringing them back to live

Thanks for the post, OP

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Isn't Homo Erectus the closest to us? As we descend directly from them.

Anyway, wonder when they will try to clone a Deno something Or try to use some of their DNA as cures for our diseases.

We absolutely have to clone one since we were so fortunate to get some DNA. The controversial,exciting question is, would you place the cloned embryo in a monkey or a human?

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Homo Erectus is much older than Neanderthals, and Homo Sapiens Sapiens (Modern Humans) may be a descendant of Erectus, or at least we count them in our family tree. Neanderthals are regarded as a distinctly separate species, although some cross breeding took place between Neanderthals and Modern Humans (we weren't around back when Erectus was). They are distinct species, if you go back far enough you would eventually find a common ancestor.

Originally posted by Blackmarketeer
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Homo Erectus is much older than Neanderthals, and Homo Sapiens Sapiens (Modern Humans) may be a descendant of Erectus, or at least we count them in our family tree. Neanderthals are regarded as a distinctly separate species, although some cross breeding took place between Neanderthals and Modern Humans (we weren't around back when Erectus was). They are distinct species, if you go back far enough you would eventually find a common ancestor.

The fact that they could interbreed and produce viable offspring suggests to me that they were weren't as 'distinct' a species as you might think. You can probably just classify them as a subspecies, kinda like wolves and domestic dogs. Except for pure Africans, everyone in the world has some measure of Neanderthal DNA in them. In Caucasians Neanderthal DNA can make up 1 - 4% of the entire genome.

Homo Erectus is what evolved in slowly through time into Homo Sapien (us) whereas Neanderthals were more a little off shoot branch that eventually got reincorporated back into the system.

Cool story though OP