From the abstract: > Neandertals and Denisovans are the closest evolutionary relatives of present-day humans. Analyses of their genomes showed that they contri

From the abstract: > Neandertals and Denisovans are the closest evolutionary relatives of present-day humans. Analyses of their genomes showed that they contributed genetically to present-day people outside sub-Saharan Africa So there is already Neandertal hybrids walking around (I'm one of them). I think they should get full human status.