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Anthropology

Iliyah

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5. Neanderthals and modern humans cozied up a bit . . .

Reply to Judi Lynn (Original post)

Fri Oct 9, 2020, 06:55 PM

Oct 2020

unique dna testing can detect that a few modern day humans have Neanderthal dna.

The reason why the Neanderthal's did not survive because they were not diverse like the modern humans in survival re climate change.

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Study Evaluates Body Shape of Neanderthal Children [View all] Judi Lynn Oct 2020 OP

Newborn Neanderthals had a robust and broad thoracic cage just like adults Judi Lynn Oct 2020 #1

Neandertal babies had stocky chests like their parents Judi Lynn Oct 2020 #2

Interesting, as usual! Karadeniz Oct 2020 #3

Thank you, Karadeniz. Hope it was worthwhile. Judi Lynn Oct 2020 #16

We all carry their DNA. Faygo Kid Oct 2020 #4

This message was self-deleted by its author ihas2stinkyfeet Oct 2020 #7

Neanderthals and modern humans cozied up a bit . . . Iliyah Oct 2020 #5

All modern humans have some Neanderthal DNA and we do not know why they died out. hedda_foil Oct 2020 #6

i have a sneaking suspicion that autoimmune diseases are linked to that dna. ihas2stinkyfeet Oct 2020 #8

Maybe some autoimmune disease are so linked, PoindexterOglethorpe Oct 2020 #9

but they all have one thing in common- ihas2stinkyfeet Oct 2020 #10

True. PoindexterOglethorpe Oct 2020 #11

i also have sjogren's. usually minor. ihas2stinkyfeet Oct 2020 #12

I am so sorry about your babies. I cannot imagine how difficult that has been. PoindexterOglethorpe Oct 2020 #13

yeah, i do. i didnt for years. ihas2stinkyfeet Oct 2020 #14

All I can say is this. PoindexterOglethorpe Oct 2020 #15