Neanderthals and humans interbred for nearly 7,000 years 47,000 years ago, study shows
Neanderthal genes found in modern humans may have entered our DNA through an interval of interbreeding that began about 47,000 years ago and lasted nearly 7,000 years, new research shows. Neanderthals were among the most extinct relatives of modern humans (Homo sapiens), with the ancestors of both lineages diverging about 500,000 years ago. More than … Read more