NeanderthalsA Neanderthal Birthday
by Fazale (Fuz) R. Rana, Ph.D. Everybody loves a birthday. For little kids, it's a chance to get showered with presents; for us older folks, it means we made it through one more year. Did Neanderthals and Humans Interbreed?
by Fazale (Fuz) Rana, Ph.D. Despite compelling evidence,1 a minority of paleoanthropologists still believe (as do some Christians) that Neanderthals made a genetic contribution to modern humans through interbreeding. If Neanderthals interbred with modern humans, then by definition, they must be human. DNA Study Cuts Link with the Past
by Fuz Rana The slender thread of hope held by paleontologists and anthropologists for establishing a link between Neandertals and modern humans has been severed at last. This conclusion comes from studies reported by two research teams, one from the University of Stockholm and the other from the University of Glasgow, and it carries profound implications for the evolutionary hypothesis. Flipper Beware!
Posted by Fazale ‘Fuz’ Rana, Ph.D. Neanderthals Ate Dolphins and Seals When I was growing up I enjoyed watching reruns of the television series Flipper. As a little kid, I was quite fond of this unusually intelligent dolphin. Neanderthal-to-Human Link Severed
by Fazale R. Rana, Ph.D. Over the last five years, astonishing advances in ancient-DNA analysis have provided remarkable insight into Neanderthal genetics. As a result, the evolutionary connection between humans and Neanderthals has been severed. In other words, evolutionary biologists no longer think of Neanderthals as a transitional species linking the primitive bipedal primates, such as Homo erectus, to modern humans. Neanderthals Not Responsible for Large Human Brains
Posted by Fazale 'Fuz' Rana, Ph.D. Latest Genetic Evidence Indicates No Interbreeding between Neanderthals and HumansNothing Much to Talk About
Posted by Fazale ‘Fuz’ Rana, Ph.D. Neanderthal Speech Gene May be Due to Contamination Science in the News: Will the Real Adam Please Stand Up?
By Hugh Ross Week by week, month by month, as various science publications cross my desk, I see article after article on new findings about early man and his origins. The italics are intended to highlight the crux of an emotionally-charged controversy: the use of the word man. Speaking about a Controversy, Part 1 of 2
Posted by Fazale ‘Fuz’ Rana, Ph.D. Does the Presence of “Speech” Gene Mean Neanderthals Had Language? Speaking about a Controversy, Part 2 of 2
Posted by Fazale ‘Fuz’ Rana, Ph.D. Does the Presence of a “Speech” Gene Mean Neanderthals Had Language? An article recently published in Current Biology has generated a lot of excitement about the possibility of Neanderthal language capacity. There’s Something Special about Mom
Posted by Fazale ‘Fuz’ Rana, Ph.D. Division of Labor Points to Important Differences between Humans and Neanderthals You Want To Date A Neanderthal? Absolutely Not!
Posted by Fazale 'Fuz' Rana, Ph.D. Latest Genetic Evidence Indicates No Interbreeding between Neanderthals and Humans NeanderthalsNeanderthals |
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