Ancient Romanian jawbone sheds light on Neanderthal interbreeding
Monday, June 22, 2015 - 12:10
in Paleontology & Archaeology
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - You may not know it, but you probably have some Neanderthal in you. For people around the world, except sub-Saharan Africans, about 1 to 3 percent of their DNA comes from Neanderthals, our close cousins who disappeared roughly 39,000 years ago.