In the 50,000 years that followed—a time four to eight times shorter than the entire length of time the Neanderthals existed—the replacement crowd not only settled on almost every habitable speck of land on the planet, they developed technology that… — Svante Paabo Copy Share Image
“The dirty little secret of genomics is that we still know next to nothing about how a genome translates into the particularities of a… — Svante Pääbo Copy Share Image
“compulsion to direct the attention of others is one of the first cognitive traits that emerge during childhood development that is truly unique to… — Svante Pääbo Copy Share Image
I want to know what changed in fully modern humans, compared with Neanderthals, that made a difference. What made it possible for us to… — Svante Paabo Copy Share Image
“According to the fossil record, Neanderthals appeared between 300,000 and 400,000 years ago and existed until about 30,000 years ago. Throughout their entire existence… — Svante Pääbo Copy Share Image
In the 50,000 years that followed—a time four to eight times shorter than the entire length of time the Neanderthals existed—the replacement crowd not… — Svante Paabo Copy Share Image
“Science is far from the objective and impartial search for incontrovertible truths that nonscientists might imagine. It is, in fact, a social endeavor where… — Svante Pääbo Copy Share Image
