Friday, October 17, 2014

Europeans and Asians all have Neanderthal DNA while Africans don't.

http://blogs.kqed.org/science/2014/05/05/some-neanderthal-dna-still-evident-in-modern-european-and-asian-populations/

Really interesting stuff here. You know I always thought Gerald Ford looked a little bit neanderthalish. Now science believes that Europeans and Asians mixed with their Neanderthal neighbors. There were no Neanderthals in Africa.

My Drill Sergeant in basic training, Staff Sergeant Norman Greenwald struck me as being mainly Neanderthal in genetic terms. He was an angry and hateful man who particularly had it in for me. I believe he made two attempts on my life though I suppose I cannot prove it. Anyhow if you imagine the guy with the spear wearing a Smokey the bear hat.....