How Neanderthal are you? Tracing our genetic ancestry | Natural History Museum

Scientists examining the evolutionary history recorded within our DNA are uncovering the global human story in greater detail. Watch the film to discover what DNA analyses taught six well-known figures, Maggie Aderin-Pocock, Clive Anderson, Bill Bailey, Kevin Fong, Alice Roberts and Sian Williams about their genetic ancestry.

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00:00 Introduction
00:56 What scientists look at when they analyse our DNA to trace our ancestry
01:26 Who do we descend from?
01:46 An explanation of the migration of modern humans 60,000 years ago
02:58 An explanation of the migration of modern humans 55,000 years ago
03:43 The interbreeding of modern humans and neanderthals
04:41 The modern humans who remained in Africa
05:05 An explanation of the migration of modern humans 40,000 years ago
06:09 How scientists form a wider view of our DNA ancestry

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