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Oxford U investigates Yeti
« on: May 24, 2012, 01:38:18 AM »
http://io9.com/5912671/oxford-university-is-going-yeti+hunting

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"In the last two years it has become clear that there was considerable inter-breeding between Homo Sapiens and Neanderthals ... about 2 to 4 percent of the DNA of each individual European is Neanderthal," he said.

Except the Irish, they have Basque DNA.
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Re: Oxford U investigates Yeti
« Reply #1 on: May 24, 2012, 03:42:13 AM »
I went through boot camp with a guy that looked like he could have been a museum display of a Neanderthal.

As to bigfoot and yetis, possible yes, probable no.
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Re: Oxford U investigates Yeti
« Reply #2 on: May 24, 2012, 09:19:32 AM »
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So convinced that behind the scenes (meaning not in public view) she and her team have begun to put together materials to pass onto congress to ensure the protection of the species. They are afraid that once their study confirms the existence of the undocumented hominid, that hunters will go out in force to bag a body.
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Re: Oxford U investigates Yeti
« Reply #3 on: May 24, 2012, 11:08:52 AM »
I went through boot camp with a guy that looked like he could have been a museum display of a Neanderthal.

As to bigfoot and yetis, possible yes, probable no.

Same here, only it was grade school.


Anything is possible.  There could even be intelligent life on earth.  :lol:
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Re: Oxford U investigates Yeti
« Reply #4 on: May 24, 2012, 11:18:35 AM »
I have always been intrigued by the hypothesis that Neanderthals were humans who lived to an advanced age.

But then, I know almost nothing about Neanderthals, so that could be simply absurd.
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Re: Oxford U investigates Yeti
« Reply #5 on: May 24, 2012, 02:32:25 PM »
I have always been intrigued by the hypothesis that Neanderthals were humans who lived to an advanced age.

7 or 8 hundred years, maybe?

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Re: Oxford U investigates Yeti
« Reply #6 on: May 24, 2012, 05:19:27 PM »
7 or 8 hundred years, maybe?


Biblical ages, yes.  =)
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Re: Oxford U investigates Yeti
« Reply #7 on: May 24, 2012, 10:32:53 PM »
Anything is possible.  There could even be intelligent life on earth.  :lol:

There is intelligent life on Earth. But I'm going home next Tuesday.
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