Svante Pääbo: DNA clues to our inner neanderthal

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Sharing the results of a massive, worldwide study, geneticist Svante Pääbo shows the DNA proof that early humans mated with Neanderthals after we moved out of Africa. (Yes, many of us have Neanderthal DNA.). He also shows how a tiny bone from a baby finger was enough to identify a whole new humanoid species.  Svante Pääbo explores human genetic evolution by […]


Sharing the results of a massive, worldwide study, geneticist Svante Pääbo shows the DNA proof that early humans mated with Neanderthals after we moved out of Africa. (Yes, many of us have Neanderthal DNA.). He also shows how a tiny bone from a baby finger was enough to identify a whole new humanoid species. 

 Svante Pääbo explores human genetic evolution by analyzing DNA extracted from ancient sources, including mummies, an Ice Age hunter and the bone fragments of Neanderthals. Full profile