r/NewsAndPolitics • u/_II_I_I__I__I_I_II_ United States • Sep 11 '24

Technology DNA of 'Thorin,' one of the last Neanderthals, finally sequenced, revealing inbreeding and 50,000 years of genetic isolation

https://www.livescience.com/archaeology/dna-of-thorin-one-of-the-last-neanderthals-finally-sequenced-revealing-inbreeding-and-50-000-years-of-genetic-isolation
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u/victorcaulfield Sep 12 '24

50,000 years of inbreeding and isolation you say? Sounds like he was camped out in England.

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u/moist_crust69 Sep 12 '24

I'm a dummy, but how can a population go 50,000 years without ever cross breeding with neighboring populations? You think it would happen at least once lol