Tag: genetics
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Neanderthal-Human Baby Making, Dated | Baby News
Around five hundred thousand years ago our evolutionary ancestors diverged creating archaic humans outside of Africa, including Neanderthals (H neanderthalensis) in Europe and the Middle East. Modern humans (H sapiens) emerged in Africa by two-hundred thousand years ago and when they started migrating out of Africa, they encountered Neanderthals. But when? Modern humans left Africa…
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The Atacama Mummy
In 2003, in La Noria, a deserted mining town in Chile’s Atacama Desert, Oscar Muñoz found mummified remains in a leather bag, humanoid in appearance but only 15 cm (6 in) tall. It was a mystery. Scientists were confused by the skeleton’s apparent advanced age (developmental maturity) despite its tiny stature. Paranormal proponents believed it…
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