Comments on: The archaeologist, James Fallows, and Neandertals http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/gnxp/2012/11/the-archaeologist-james-fallows-and-neandertals/ Wed, 19 Jun 2013 23:43:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 By: Dabbe http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/gnxp/2012/11/the-archaeologist-james-fallows-and-neandertals/#comment-48492 Dabbe Wed, 21 Nov 2012 19:13:28 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/gnxp/?p=19068#comment-48492 I'm somewhat skeptical of your skepticism.. Couldn't archaic DNA contaminate archaic DNA? I’m somewhat skeptical of your skepticism..
Couldn’t archaic DNA contaminate archaic DNA?

]]> By: dave chamberlin http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/gnxp/2012/11/the-archaeologist-james-fallows-and-neandertals/#comment-48491 dave chamberlin Mon, 19 Nov 2012 07:14:00 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/gnxp/?p=19068#comment-48491 I am highly skeptical that our kindly archeologist has thought very much about the dreaded problem of contamination. It's a problem is all he knows. Nick Patterson said it very clearly and convincingly, it's a one way problem. We can easily contaminate archaic DNA but it doesn't work the other way around. Mr Redacted needs to adapt and learn from those who know more than he does in areas he doesn't know diddily squat about. I am highly skeptical that our kindly archeologist has thought very much about the dreaded problem of contamination. It’s a problem is all he knows. Nick Patterson said it very clearly and convincingly, it’s a one way problem. We can easily contaminate archaic DNA but it doesn’t work the other way around. Mr Redacted needs to adapt and learn from those who know more than he does in areas he doesn’t know diddily squat about.

]]> By: Sandgroper http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/gnxp/2012/11/the-archaeologist-james-fallows-and-neandertals/#comment-48490 Sandgroper Mon, 19 Nov 2012 06:21:30 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/gnxp/?p=19068#comment-48490 #2, 3&4 - Too much chin and no occipital bun. #2, 3&4 – Too much chin and no occipital bun.

]]> By: Andrew Selvarasa http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/gnxp/2012/11/the-archaeologist-james-fallows-and-neandertals/#comment-48489 Andrew Selvarasa Mon, 19 Nov 2012 04:08:50 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/gnxp/?p=19068#comment-48489 Check this guy out: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=beh9eQOHrH8 Check this guy out: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=beh9eQOHrH8

]]> By: DK http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/gnxp/2012/11/the-archaeologist-james-fallows-and-neandertals/#comment-48488 DK Mon, 19 Nov 2012 02:47:29 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/gnxp/?p=19068#comment-48488 <i>How can anyone deny Neandertal admixture into the modern human gene pool?</i> Heh. How about this Russian fellow? http://static.gamesradar.com/images/mb/GamesRadar/us/Daily/2010/07-Jul/20/Fight%20Night%20Champion/Nikolai_Valuev--article_image.jpg http://cache.deadspin.com/assets/images/11/2011/09/beastfromtheeast.jpg I hope we'll get his full genome soon. How can anyone deny Neandertal admixture into the modern human gene pool?

Heh. How about this Russian fellow?
http://static.gamesradar.com/images/mb/GamesRadar/us/Daily/2010/07-Jul/20/Fight%20Night%20Champion/Nikolai_Valuev–article_image.jpg
http://cache.deadspin.com/assets/images/11/2011/09/beastfromtheeast.jpg

I hope we’ll get his full genome soon.

]]> By: diana http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/gnxp/2012/11/the-archaeologist-james-fallows-and-neandertals/#comment-48487 diana Sun, 18 Nov 2012 17:29:17 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/gnxp/?p=19068#comment-48487 How can anyone deny Neandertal admixture into the modern human gene pool? http://newspaper.li/static/6d10f80d2104e6efc114fffcb68a81cf.jpg How can anyone deny Neandertal admixture into the modern human gene pool?

http://newspaper.li/static/6d10f80d2104e6efc114fffcb68a81cf.jpg

]]> By: Sandgroper http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/gnxp/2012/11/the-archaeologist-james-fallows-and-neandertals/#comment-48486 Sandgroper Sun, 18 Nov 2012 15:43:55 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/gnxp/?p=19068#comment-48486 If I was able to, I would ask him what he considers to be the earliest firm evidence for humans in Australia. If I was able to, I would ask him what he considers to be the earliest firm evidence for humans in Australia.

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