So They Make Neanderthal DNA

Researchers are getting close to reassembling the DNA of the Neanderthal Man.  They say its mostly to answer the question about what happened to the big hairy guys who once roamed Europe.  Did they interbreed with modern man?  Or just go extinct?  I think we should use a Neanderthal’s cave exploring expertise to locate Bin Laden, but there are fears that the smaller brain would make him ideal to be brainwashed into joining Islam.

From AP here:

Researchers studying Neanderthal DNA say it should be possible to construct a complete genome of the ancient hominid despite the degradation of the DNA over time.

Debate has raged for years about whether there is any relationship between Neanderthals and modern humans. Some researchers believe that Neanderthals were simply replaced by early modern humans, while others argue the two groups may have interbred.

Sequencing the genome of Neanderthals, who lived in Europe until about 30,000 years ago, could shed some light on that question.

I wonder if the Geico caveman approves?