Published the complete genome of Neanderthals

German scientists say they have completed the first high-quality Neanderthal genome decoding work, and are preparing to publish it online for other scientists to study.

Analyzed from the big toe bone fossils discovered in a cave in Siberia, the genome is much more detailed than the 'sketched' genome three years ago by a specialized team. at the Max Planck Institute in Leipzig, Germany.

'This allows a clear distinction between the small differences between genes copied from the mother and father in Neanderthals' , according to the AP that led the press release from the Max Planck Institute.

Head of Svante Paabo group with detailed works
Neanderthal genome - (Photo: Max Planck Institute)

Currently the group with the leader of geneticist Svante Paabo hopes to compare the new genome with the genomes of other Neanderthals, as well as the Denisovans, an extinct genus and the remains found in same cave in Siberia.

Meanwhile, the genome will be available online for free to those who are interested, and this information immediately received a welcome welcome from other scientists.

Wil Roebroeks, an archaeologist at the University of Leiden (Netherlands), said it was time to compare studies between people and their closest relatives.

By combining genetic findings with the study of diet, appearance and technology of different limbs, the scientific community believes that it will quickly discover new things about the evolutionary process. in our past.