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USF St. Petersburg student newspaper

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Sunday, May 10, 2026

neanderthal

Connections to the past: Genome connects homo sapiens to Neanderthal roots

The Rev. Dr. Ronald Cole-Turner spoke at the fourth Festival of the Genome event “Finding the Human in the Genome.” Cole-Turner is a professor of theology and ethics at the Pittsburg Theology Seminary. Cole-Turner led discussions about ethical issues in science and the coexistence of science and religion. He talked about humans’ origin through earlier