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The Skeptics Guide #902 - Oct 22 2022

The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe

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Neanderthals

Scientists found a father and daughter in the same cave that are both Neanderthal. They also found another pair of second degree relatives, so likely cousins, that were related to that same father. Up to a third of the genomes of the individuals had super long segments of homozygosity. There's a lot of genetic similarity within this group, which makes us think that these were very small communities.

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