News in Brief Genetics Humans and Neandertals mated more recently than thought Interbreeding still occurred about 37,000 years ago, Romanian DNA suggests By Tina Hesman Saey May 11, 2015 at 5:14 pm - More than 2 years ago Share this:Share Share via email (Opens in new window) Email Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window) Reddit Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click to print (Opens in new window) Print COLD SPRING HARBOR, N.Y. — A Neandertal was the great-great-great-great-grandparent of a man who lived between 42,000 and 37,000 years ago in Romania. DNA extracted from the bones of a human man known as Oase 1 contains 4.8