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We carry DNA from extinct cousins like Neanderthals. Science is now revealing their genetic legacy
Associated Press via AOL· 9 months agoNeanderthals live on within us. Using the new and rapidly improving ability to piece together...
'More Neanderthal than human': How your health may depend on DNA from our long-lost ancestors
Live Science via Yahoo News· 4 weeks agoIllustration of an early modern man embracing a Neanderthal woman. They appear to be in a forest at...
Humans and Neanderthals only had sex for a brief period, but it still fundamentally changed our DNA
Business Insider via Yahoo News· 7 days agoHumans have Neanderthal DNA as a result of interbreeding tens of thousands of years ago.Nikola...
Neanderthal DNA may shape how sensitive you are to pain, genetic analysis shows
Live Science via Yahoo News· 8 months agoScientists studied genetic samples from more than 7,000 people and linked three genetic variants,...
Ancient DNA gives rare snapshot of Neanderthal family ties
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 2 years agoA new study suggests Neanderthals formed small, tightknit communities where females may have...
Neanderthals and humans may belong to the same species, say scientists. It could rewrite the history...
Business Insider via Yahoo News· 5 months agoAs we begin to unpick the history of human and Neanderthal evolution, new scrutiny is being placed...
Scientists discovered 50,000-year-old viruses in Neanderthal DNA that could help explain their...
Business Insider via Yahoo News· 1 week agoResearch found signs of ancient viruses in Neanderthal DNA that they may have gotten from ancient...
Why do some groups of people today have more Neanderthal DNA than others? A new study offers answers
CNN via Yahoo News· 8 months agoMost humans alive today can trace a very small percentage of their DNA to Neanderthals. However,...
Neanderthals and humans interbred 47,000 years ago for nearly 7,000 years, research suggests
Live Science via Yahoo News· 7 days agoModel skeletons of a neanderthal and human. Neanderthal genes seen in modern humans may have entered...
10 unexpected ways Neanderthal DNA affects our health
Live Science via Yahoo News· 4 weeks agoIllustration of a DNA double helix against a blue background. Two other helices can be seen blurred...