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(11,843 posts) Wed Aug 20, 2014, 07:04 PM Aug 2014

Neanderthals and Humans May Have Had Sex for Millennia: Study [View all]

Source: NBCNews

Neanderthals went extinct in Europe about 40,000 years ago, giving them millennia to coexist with modern humans culturally and sexually, new findings suggest. This research also suggests that modern humans did not cause Neanderthals to rapidly go extinct, scientists added. Neanderthals are the closest extinct relatives of modern humans, and lived in Europe and Asia. Recent findings suggest that Neanderthals were closely related enough to interbreed with ancestors of modern humans — about 1.5 to 2.1 percent of the DNA of anyone outside Africa is Neanderthal in origin.

Read more: http://www.nbcnews.com/science/science-news/neanderthals-humans-may-have-had-sex-millennia-study-n185311

And here I thought one was supposed to call a doctor after 4 hours.

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Neanderthals and Humans May Have Had Sex for Millennia: Study [View all] Thor_MN Aug 2014 OP

Neanderthals were human. rug Aug 2014 #1

Yes. Traces of Neanderthal DNA are found in all humans outside of Africa. nt Zorra Aug 2014 #55

Obviously WestCoastLib Aug 2014 #2

No way Kennah Aug 2014 #23

He seems closer to Sahelanthropus rpannier Aug 2014 #44

Was that the first primate to crap his pants to avoid the draft? yurbud Aug 2014 #66

No. To avoid evolving rpannier Aug 2014 #68

There is some truth in that... jmowreader Aug 2014 #57

... and their offspring became Republicans notadmblnd Aug 2014 #3

hahahaha! In_The_Wind Aug 2014 #4

Not really a surprise Prophet 451 Aug 2014 #5

Dammit ... stole my line. knightmaar Aug 2014 #12

Oxytocin is a powerful drug. eom littlemissmartypants Aug 2014 #13

Wonder if some of those cave paintings are an early Craig's List. dixiegrrrrl Aug 2014 #6

Sorry. Neanderthals did not make cave paintings. longship Aug 2014 #28

Hahaha littlemissmartypants Aug 2014 #51

And enjoys clubbing. eom littlemissmartypants Aug 2014 #30

...and now you know why there are republicans. L0oniX Aug 2014 #7

Premarital? Golly GeeOP, I hope not. nt valerief Aug 2014 #8

All i can say- ruffburr Aug 2014 #9

It certainly solves a few mysteries from littlemissmartypants Aug 2014 #31

LOLOL!! Nay Aug 2014 #52

Ladies and germs, we have a thread winner! VanGoghRocks Aug 2014 #61

when I read your headline d_r Aug 2014 #10

This is a really sloppy sentence d_r Aug 2014 #11

Blame Africa Dammit. littlemissmartypants Aug 2014 #32

Why must people here use this information to somehow equate Republicans with Neanderthals? Steerpike Aug 2014 #14

.. littlemissmartypants Aug 2014 #33

Thank you sarge43 Aug 2014 #45

That's what I say. It's an insult to the Neanderthals to compare them with Republicans. nt raccoon Aug 2014 #49

This isn't news. mac56 Aug 2014 #15

I don't think they went extinct, yep, they're still around! n/t RKP5637 Aug 2014 #27

... littlemissmartypants Aug 2014 #42

Is that why we continue to be attracted to flamingdem Aug 2014 #16

Yeah. Like Daryl Hannah in Clan of the Cave Bear. elias49 Aug 2014 #18

TMI. littlemissmartypants Aug 2014 #34

Seem like I something like that once. . . rickyhall Aug 2014 #17

Vagina. nt littlemissmartypants Aug 2014 #35

That explains the origins of teabaggers. n/t cosmicone Aug 2014 #19

Now, now...that statement is unfair to Neanderthals. roamer65 Aug 2014 #60

Wow, for millennia daleo Aug 2014 #20

Imagine .. littlemissmartypants Aug 2014 #36

..and I thought I was the only one with a relationship like that n/t PeoViejo Aug 2014 #21

... littlemissmartypants Aug 2014 #37

... PeoViejo Aug 2014 #47

We couldn't have rubbed them out pscot Aug 2014 #22

^^^^ mopinko Aug 2014 #24

It's hard for them to get anything done flamingdem Aug 2014 #25

apparently mopinko Aug 2014 #26

Where do I sign up? littlemissmartypants Aug 2014 #41

No, not because we screwed them sarge43 Aug 2014 #46

After that much sex, they were too tired to rub one out. nt NickB79 Aug 2014 #59

Well that explains Republicans.... n/t Lodestar Aug 2014 #29

Damn. littlemissmartypants Aug 2014 #39

I had a boss with Neanderthal looks. candelista Aug 2014 #38

Now you've gone and done it. littlemissmartypants Aug 2014 #40

Maybe, but FlaGranny Aug 2014 #48

Rick Santorum will be onTV to blame gay marriage rpannier Aug 2014 #43

interesting but already known.. nlkennedy Aug 2014 #50

My Poster girl packman Aug 2014 #53

And she is still as hot now as she was then. littlemissmartypants Aug 2014 #54

Humans have been caught having sex with farm animals, trees, apple pies & bicycles Xithras Aug 2014 #56

Well, they're not unattractive. n/t Chan790 Aug 2014 #64

But their littlemissmartypants Aug 2014 #69

Damn. And I thought 30 minutes was doing pretty good. NickB79 Aug 2014 #58

Whenever I'm in doubt, I turn to Ray Davies (of the Kinks): VanGoghRocks Aug 2014 #62

Now there's a blast from the past. nt littlemissmartypants Aug 2014 #63

I could never last that long. yurbud Aug 2014 #65

this could explain why GW was the way he was. olddad56 Aug 2014 #67