Research raises doubts about whether modern humans and Neanderthals interbred
Monday, August 13, 2012 - 17:00
in Paleontology & Archaeology
New research raises questions about the theory that modern humans and Neanderthals at some point interbred, known as hybridization. The findings suggest that common ancestry, not hybridization, better explains the average 1-4 per cent DNA that those of European and Asian descent (Eurasians) share with Neanderthals.