What If the Neanderthals Had Not Gone Extinct?
Neanderthal DNA is 99.7% identical to our own, and researchers claim that some humans might be carrying as much as 2% of the Neanderthal genome. Making things even weirder is that scientists recently recovered a nearly complete DNA sequence from a 50,000-year-old Neanderthal skeleton. So in theory, Neanderthals could make a comeback. But how would they adapt? And how long would they survive? Transcript and sources: insh.world/science/what-if-the-neanderthals-had-not-gone-extinct/ Made possible with the support of Ontario Creates www.ontariocreates.ca Watch more what-if scenarios: Planet Earth: www.youtube.com/watch?v=_-HhCwYD7rc&list=PLZdXRHYAVxTJCzxwmCq0NNpYq9N9wyb2l The Cosmos: www.youtube.com/watch?v=gfuJyVkMH_g&list=PLZdXRHYAVxTJno6oFF9nLGuwXNGYHmE8U Technology: www.youtube.com/watch?v=CS3bBO05fpU&list=PLZdXRHYAVxTIeRY3JtgXgoGqSEB7kDdKO Your Body: www.youtube.com/watch?v=QmXR46TrbA8&list=PLZdXRHYAVxTJNsV9FFeNAKl2ySsHj8GZO Humanity: www.youtube.com/watch?v=fdCDQIyXGnw&list=PLZdXRHYAVxTIFnvmOeWbv-Mt8zFxSCSvZ Follow what-if on Instagram for bonus material: www.instagram.com/what.if.show/ Suggest an episode: bit.ly/suggest-whatif T-shirts and merch: bit.ly/whatifshop Facebook Watch: www.facebook.com/What.If.science Watch on Tubi: bit.ly/what-if-tubi "Imagination will often carry us to worlds that never were. But without it, we go nowhere." — Carl Sagan Produced by Underknown in Toronto, What If is a mini-documentary web series that takes you on an epic journey through hypothetical worlds and possibilities. Join us on an imaginary adventure — grounded in scientific theory — through time, space and chance, as we ask what if some of the most fundamental aspects of our existence were different. Feedback, inquiries and suggestions: underknown.com/contact
