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A new study suggests that before chimpanzees and mankind's ancestors parted ways 6.3 million years ago, the two groups interbred a lot. This sinful behavior apparently went on for over a million years before the two eventually distinct species parted ways for good. Scientists reached these surprising conclusions after careful study of DNA from both modern humans and chimps.

The implications of the study are actually much broader, suggesting that such crossbreeding between otherwise distinct groups is what eventually gives rise to all new species.

Creationists will, of course, pooh-pooh the idea. That's to be expected, but the scientific evidence supporting this theory certainly seems strong. Besides, such mating practices occur even today between humans and farm animals in West Virginia.