Reconstructing the genetic makeup of a girl who lived and died 50,000 years ago from a sample from a finger bone.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/20...?newsfeed=true
This article doesn't seem to satisfy my curiosity
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Another 34 mutations found only in modern humans are associated with diseases, including four that affect the skin and eyes.
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What does that mean? The people 50,000 years ago differ from today's homo sapiens by 34 different DNA segments/sequences?
How many genetic differences does it require for something to be considered a different species?