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Turbineguy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Sep-07-11 03:28 PM
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Mommy, where do republicans come from?
Modern humans interbred with more archaic hominin forms even before they migrated out of Africa: study

Direct studies of ancient DNA from Neanderthal bones suggest interbreeding did occur after anatomically modern humans had migrated from their evolutionary cradle in Africa to the cooler climates of Eurasia, but what had happened in Africa remained a mystery – until now.

In a paper published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences a team led by Michael Hammer, an associate professor and research scientist with the UA's Arizona Research Labs, provides evidence that anatomically modern humans were not so unique that they remained separate.

"We found evidence for hybridization between modern humans and archaic forms in Africa. It looks like our lineage has always exchanged genes with their more morphologically diverged neighbors," said Hammer, who also holds appointments in the UA's department ofecology and evolutionary biology, the school of anthropology, the BIO5 Institute and the Arizona Cancer Center.

http://www.physorg.com/news/2011-09-modern-humans-interbred-archaic-hominin.html

Maybe this is why repubs eschew evolution.
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Liberal Veteran Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Sep-07-11 03:42 PM
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1. I was going to say they come from the place where our poo goes when we flush.
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FBaggins Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Sep-07-11 03:52 PM
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2. Whew! That was close!
At least you don't have to have the sex talk yet.
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Fozzledick Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Sep-07-11 04:42 PM
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3. Uranus?
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guitar man Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Sep-07-11 04:56 PM
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4. !!!
:spray: :rofl:
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bengalherder Donating Member (718 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Sep-07-11 07:35 PM
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5. Oh fuck. The Bonobo/Chimp analogy might truer than we think. n/t
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