Research published in Science and Nature has established that Neanderthal and modern human interbreeding peaked around 47,000 years ago, with gene flow occurring over approximately 7,000 years. The studies provide unprecedented insight into human evolution and migration patterns. The research teams, led by scientists at the University of California, Berkeley and the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology, analyzed DNA from 275 present-day humans and 59 prehistoric individuals who lived between 2,200 and 45,000 years ago. “The timing is really important because it has direct implications on our understanding of the timing of the out-of-Africa migration, as most non-Africans today … Continue reading Neanderthal DNA Peaked 47,000 Years Ago With 7,000 Years of Mixing in Human Genes