Stories Related to Matter: Narrower Skulls, Oblong Brains: How Neanderthal Dna Still Shapes Us

CARL ZIMMER, NY Times: Science
Thu, 12/13/2018 - 9:00am

Two genes inherited from our evolutionary cousins may affect skull shape and brain size even today. What that means for human behavior is a mystery.

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