Interspecies sex is the reason why Tibetans thrive in thin air

[NatiaCutie]

I got from another person the idea that interracial relations could in the future, help humanity overcome health conditions like skin cancer. The final idea that I liked, would be how it'd be like if we ever met another species from a different planet. Since archaic culture already makes a big deal out of people with different skin colours, dialogue with other sentient species could be hard I guess.

But I was reading today some cool blogs, and found something that shows that primitive humans were already open to other species. It's pretty neat, check.

Tibetans thrive in thin air due to interspecies sex?

We didn’t limit ourselves to interspecies sex with neanderthals. We also bred with an ancient human subspecies known as the Denisovans, who co-existed with Neanderthals around 50,000 years ago. Researchers have already found genetic evidence of Denisovan interbreeding in the DNA of Melanesians in Papua New Guinea. In fact, according to BBC News, Melanesian DNA comprises between 4 and 6 percent Denisovan DNA.

Now a new study from the Beijing Genomics Institute and the University of California reveals Denisovan-like DNA in the genome of Tibetans. Specifically, they highlighted the hypoxia pathway gene EPAS1, noted for its association with Tibetan high altitude adaptation, as a possible gene-flow byproduct of their ancient interbreeding.

The mixing has made Tibetans stronger cuz some of their ancestors were different.

What do you think?

[Vasconcelos]

I think you are being loony.

[NatiaCutie]

I think you are being loony.

It's not about being a 'looney'. It's a scientific truth that humans mixed with other species in the past, and they got stronger cuz they did so.
The relation between people's minds and a scientifically more advanced future is a cool topic, at least to me. So I wonder how it'd be like if people were more open to other lifeforms. At least for dialogue and exchanging ideas, but if they're like, humanoid of some form, I don't see why mixing would be impossible.

[Fortis in Arduis]

The question arises as to whether Denisovans and Neanderthals were a different species from, or simply different races of, humans.

[Lucifer]

for starting i believe that people should not marry outside their race, religion, region. tibetans can do whatever they want, the dalailama and their people will get assimilated by the chinese hans who will teach them how to become true chinese citizens and not some lazy unemployed monks...

[NatiaCutie]

The question arises as to whether Denisovans and Neanderthals were a different species from, or simply different races of, humans.

That is true. That's why I think that it's necessary to make a difference between what one could consider 'acceptable' mating between species, and what is just very out there, like zoophilia.

I think the question is interesting since it deals with an alternative path of evolution that is not so rare as one may think, species tend to have a moderate degree of intermixing. I was imagining for example, that if for some reason, one day we came to find humanoid species through space exploration, it'd be interesting to see what a mix between us and them would be like.

[♥ Lily ♥]

Interesting thread. This planet will look very different millions of years from now, human creatures (yes, humans are just another animal - something a lot of people have problems to accept so they never learn about themselves and arrogantly think they're 'above' other species) will evolve anyway by nature to have darker skin if the planet continues to heat, other creatures and species will also adapt over time, so will the plants, the shape of countries and continents.

I like watching scientists predictions on the future appearance of the planets, future plants, future strange wildlife, and how countries on this planet and human species will look 100 million years from now. Much bigger eyes and darker skin is predicted for humans during the future climate and evolutionary changes for them to survive. The Antarctica Continent is predicted by scientists to become a rainforest in the future. We already have flying fish and squirrels. Sharks, insects, dinosaurs, plants.. evolution is clear to see everywhere we care to observe in nature. We look very different to our amphibian ancestors from millions of years ago during the Aquatic Age of the planet.

[Aviator]

And yet... You still oppose genetic engineering??

[Also]

Some scientists classify Neanderthals as a human subspecies instead of another species. Anyway this is all word playing, neanderthals probably looked more like what we think of humans than some modern populations like australoids and maybe even negroids.

[StonyArabia]

I have genes for the mountains, Desert, and now my daughter will have genes of arctic conditions it's good to diversify the genes. We are both Caucasoids supposedly me and my partner.I think the Denisvan were humans not a different species. I do agree with diverse genes being good.