A molecular handle on the Neanderthals

Ryk Ward and Chris Stringer
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Ryk Ward: Institute of Biological Anthropology, University of Oxford
Chris Stringer: The Natural History Museum

Nature, 1997, vol. 388, issue 6639, 225-226

Abstract: The sequencing of mitochondrial DNA from Neanderthal fossil bone is a terrific achievement. Among the conclusions to be drawn from the data is that there was a period of more than 500,000 years during which Neanderthals and the line leading to modern humans evolved independently.

Date: 1997
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