New DNA analysis surprises evolutionists

New DNA analysis surprises evolutionists

ASHEVILLE, N.C. — A landmark study published in August appears to push back on evolutionists’ assumptions about human ancestry.

DNA analysis of an ancient bone fragment, recently published in the journal Nature, concluded the fragment belonged to a 13-year-old girl with a Neanderthal mother and Denisovan father. Evolutionists generally consider Neanderthals and Denisovans to be two groups of ancient human relatives that share a common ancestor with modern humans, but who do not come from the same species and who rarely if ever mated.

Creationists say such scientific discoveries affirm the truth that God created one human species with a variety of characteristics. “From a biblical perspective, [Neanderthals] were a post-flood, Ice Age people, specializing in hunting the large, grazing animals that were abundant toward the end of the Ice Age and afterward,” young earth creationist and anthropologist Marvin Lubenow wrote. (BP)