Timeline Thursday 6 May 2010

Events on Thursday 6 May 2010 2

• 2010 First draft of the Neanderthal genome published Sequencing reveals interbreeding with modern humans An international team led by the Max Planck Institute published a draft sequence of the Neanderthal genome, drawn from bone fragments found in Croatia. The analysis showed that Neanderthals interbred with the ancestors of modern non-African humans. The findings reshaped scientific understanding of human evolutionary history.
• 2010 United Kingdom general election Hung parliament produces coalition government The UK general election produced the first hung parliament since 1974, with no party winning a majority. Conservative leader David Cameron and Liberal Democrat leader Nick Clegg formed the country's first coalition government since the Second World War. Gordon Brown resigned as prime minister after thirteen years of Labour government.