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DNA reveals ancient Africans bred with new unknown race of humans just 50,000 years ago |
2020-02-14 |
[MAIL] An extinct branch of human ancestry has been discovered lurking inside the DNA of modern-day West Africans which evolved around 500,000 years ago. Traces of this so-called 'ghost population' were located in modern-day people and did not match the genetic fingerprint of Homo sapiens, Denisovans or Neanderthals. Exactly what species the hominids belonged to is unknown, but humans mated with them around 50,000 years ago, researchers discovered. Maxine Waters? Ewwww No physical evidence — DNA from ancient bones, for example — was found, but a computer model indicates this mysterious species must exist. Scientists at the University of California in Los Angeles say the unidentified species accounts for up to 19 per cent of the genetic ancestry of four populations in three countries: two from Nigeria, one from Sierra Leone and one from the Gambia. |
Posted by:Skidmark |
#10 "A male of any of the species will stick his main staff in anything including a mud hole. " Thank God sheep aren't cross fertile , and can't cook . " |
Posted by: Thaith Elmeresing6163 2020-02-14 21:23 |
#9 No they were the ancestors of the Aryan 3rd Reich and progressive movement 4th Reich paper clip crowd! |
Posted by: Heriberto Platypus8874 2020-02-14 20:27 |
#8 😀 for #4 ! |
Posted by: Dron66046 2020-02-14 20:03 |
#7 Somehow they all ended up in Minneapolis. Omar. |
Posted by: Woodrow 2020-02-14 18:15 |
#6 Ancient members of the Leakey family, arrived from Alpha Centauri... |
Posted by: M. Murcek 2020-02-14 14:51 |
#5 It was aliens... |
Posted by: Glenmore 2020-02-14 10:34 |
#4 Paleo-sluts! |
Posted by: SteveS 2020-02-14 10:13 |
#3 "Scientists at [UCLA]..." Hmmm, from the same gaggle of "scientists" who use computer models to show, for example, that NYC was supposed to be underwater 10 years ago? |
Posted by: Clem 2020-02-14 04:30 |
#2 Theoretical computer models - performed by the best scientists - strait A starting in kindergarten. |
Posted by: g(r)omgoru 2020-02-14 04:21 |
#1 What will you choose to believe, actual physical evidence or theoretical computer models ? |
Posted by: Besoeker 2020-02-14 03:41 |