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Recovering hominin DNA from cave sediments

Posted: Sat Apr 17, 2021 8:41 pm
by circumspice

Re: Recovering hominin DNA from cave sediments

Posted: Mon Apr 19, 2021 11:06 am
by Minimalist
Interesting idea. Seems like looking for a needle in a haystack would be childs' play in comparison.

Re: Recovering hominin DNA from cave sediments

Posted: Mon Apr 19, 2021 9:30 pm
by circumspice
Yeah, think of all the DNA from other organisms... bacteria, mold, lichen, then there are insects & various vertebrates... A cosmically HUGE haystack! :shock: All that DNA lurking in the sediments of a relatively protected environment of a cave system. It boggles the mind.

Re: Recovering hominin DNA from cave sediments

Posted: Tue Apr 20, 2021 11:16 am
by Minimalist
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/scie ... 92111.html

Humans share almost all of our DNA with cats, cattle and mice

More than half of our genetic code is the same as a banana's

That explains Trump and his followers.


Seems to make the sorting of DNA for the original story almost impossible.

Re: Recovering hominin DNA from cave sediments

Posted: Wed May 26, 2021 12:29 am
by circumspice
I found another article on this subject. It's from about the same time as the article in the original post. But it's more in depth & it includes citations. Enjoy!

https://www.sciencenews.org/article/nea ... on-eurasia

Re: Recovering hominin DNA from cave sediments

Posted: Sat Jun 26, 2021 4:16 pm
by circumspice
More on the subject:


http://www.sci-news.com/archaeology/denisova-cave-occupational-history-09795.html