CHICAGO (AFP) - In a development which could reveal the links between modern humans and their prehistoric cousins, scientists said Thursday they have mapped a first draft of the Neanderthal genome ( Read more... )

Gabrielle DeMarco Rensselaer Polytechnic University LiveScience.com ( Read more... )

By RANDOLPH E. SCHMID, AP Science Writer ( Read more... )

Scientists have shown that our genetic code varies between individuals far more than was previously thought.

A US-led team made a detailed analysis of the DNA found in 270 people and identified vast stretches in their codes to be duplicated or even missing.

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Geir Moulson, AP

July 20, 2006 - U.S. and German scientists on Thursday launched a two-year project to decipher Neanderthals' genetic code, a feat that they hope will help deepen understanding of how modern humans' brains evolved.
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The first sequences of nuclear DNA to be taken from a Neanderthal have been reported at a US science meeting ( Read more... )