News Life Neandertal genome yields evidence of interbreeding with humans After years of looking, geneticists are shocked to find a link By Tina Hesman Saey May 6, 2010 at 2:48 pm - More than 2 years ago Share this:Share Share via email (Opens in new window) Email Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window) Reddit Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click to print (Opens in new window) Print Some people don’t just have a caveman mentality; they may actually carry a little relic of the Stone Age in their DNA. SURPRISING CONNECTION These three fragments of Neandertal bones yielded the first DNA evidence of human-Neandertal interbreeding.
