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We carry DNA from extinct cousins like Neanderthals. Science is now revealing their genetic legacy
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 9 months agoNeanderthals live on within us. Using the new and rapidly improving ability to piece together...
Humans and Neanderthals only had sex for a brief period, but it still fundamentally changed our DNA
Business Insider via Yahoo News· 6 days agoHumans have Neanderthal DNA as a result of interbreeding tens of thousands of years ago.Nikola...
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,...
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...
How Neanderthal DNA got ‘diluted’ among Europeans finally found
The Independent via Yahoo News· 8 months agoMingling of early Europeans with some of the first farmers from the ancient Middle East likely led...
If you're an early riser, you may have Neanderthal DNA to thank for it
Business Insider via Yahoo News· 6 months agoThe cast of a Neanderthal skull is displayed in the Chemnitz State Museum of ArchaeologyHendrik...
Some Neanderthals couldn't smell their own stink, suggests a new study recreating early humans'...
Business Insider via Yahoo News· 1 year agoNew research suggests Neanderthals couldn't smell some things quite as well as humans.©Neanderthal...
Early riser? You could have Neanderthal DNA
The Independent via Yahoo News· 6 months agoPeople who go to bed early and wake up early are likely to share the same DNA as Neanderthals and another extinct relative, research suggests. The...