The following teaser is from the June 22, 2015 online edition of USA Today.
Neanderthals, an early species of human, interbred with the ancestors of modern Europeans more often and more recently than previously thought, a study published Monday in Nature found.
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The analysis of a 37,000-year-old jawbone found in Romania shows that the bone came from a man who appears to be more closely related to Neanderthals than any other known human. Researchers estimated that the man had a Neanderthal ancestor just four to six generations back – a great-great grandparent, a great-great-great grandparent or a great-great-great-great grandparent.
“About 6% to 9% of (the man’s) DNA comes from Neanderthals, which is far more than we see in any humans today,” Reich said. “It’s more Neanderthal ancestry than anyone we’ve ever seen.”
