(urth) The problem of Cthulhu

[matthew at calmeilles.co.uk]

Batrinque at aol.com wrote:
>  
> To date, no DNA evidence exists of any genetic contribution to presentday  
> humans.   
> Bruce  Trinque
> Amston, CT



http://genetics.plosjournals.org/perlserv/?request=get-document&doi=10.1371/journal.pgen.0020105.eor


"Using sequence data from the Environmental Genome Project, we find strong evidence for ancient admixture in both a European and a West African population (p ~ 10^{-7}), with contributions to the modern gene pool of at least 5%. While Neanderthals form an obvious archaic source population candidate in Europe, there is not yet a clear source population candidate in West Africa."