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Re-constructing neanderthals has been suggested as being perfectly viable..
by RogtamBar 11y ago
Re-constructing neanderthals has been suggested as being perfectly viable..
- kuschku 11y agoDNA decomposes very quickly. It's half-life is 521 years. Even in best case, DNA becomes unreadable in 1.5 million years. While Neanderthals lived 38k years ago, this species lived ~ 3 million years ago. Reconstructing this species is practically impossible.