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It is not a case of one or the other, they are both right. All non-Africans are a hybrid between Africans and Neanderthals or Africans/Neanderthals/Denisovans.
by danieltillett 9y ago
It is not a case of one or the other, they are both right. All non-Africans are a hybrid between Africans and Neanderthals or Africans/Neanderthals/Denisovans.
You are right that this topic is politically sensitive - so sensitive that the data is basically ignored outside of science.
- nikcheerla 9y agoWhy is it politically sensitive? I can't see any obvious political implications ...
- tombh 9y agoI'm not an expert, so just guessing, but I imagine it's something similar to the whole Arian stuff from the Nazis, ie: "look, our genes are more closely related to the most 'original' and 'pure' human lineage".