neanderthal
nee an der thawl
- n extinct robust human of Middle Paleolithic in Europe and western Asia
- s ill-mannered and coarse and contemptible in behavior or appearance
- a relating to or belonging to or resembling Neanderthal man
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News & Articles
- Every Blooming Thing: Hollyhocks among oldest cultivated flowers
What flower is able to grow 6 to 10 feet tall, has been around at least 50,000 years, as evidenced by the remains found in the grave of a Neanderthal man, and is said to have curative powers? Give up? The Hollyhock. It is a relative of the marsh...
June 21, 2013 - Corning Observer - Daniel Robbins: Women should have choice on bearing children
Dear Editor: Neanderthal and Cro-Magnon are names that come to mind when we encounter humans exhibiting a lack of intelligence. An example of this lack of intelligence is the mysterious never-…
June 19, 2013 - The Capital Times
Quotes
- Edward Rubin in Washington Post
We're at the dawn of Neanderthal genomics,said gene expert Edward Rubin of the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory in Berkeley, Calif. - Beth Shapiro in FOXNews
There are 35 million differences between chimps and us,Shapiro said. "That's a lot, so we don't really know where to look. But this Neanderthal genome gets us that little bit closer." - Sigmar Gabriel in International Herald Tribune
The president gave a disappointing speech,German Environment Minister Sigmar Gabriel said in a statement issued in Berlin headlined "Gabriel criticises Bush's Neanderthal speech. Losership, not Leadership".