Here is a very interesting article about a new species of early humans, the Denisovans, who appear to have been widespread in Asia and to have contributed 4-6% of their genome to modern Melanesians. One of the conclusions drawn by the article is that the story of early hominids is more complex than originally thought.
A human story, complex?
Somehow, I'm not at all surprised.
A fourth? A fifth even? I hope so. I'm happy we don't know and may never. I can't see the harm in origin myth that highlights just how close we are.
ReplyDeleteInteresting link - again. But I do have one for you this time:
http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/sciencenotfiction/2010/12/23/searching-for-the-future/