The Neanderthal In You May Be Controlling Your Gene Expression

International Business Times, Raw Story: Science
Fri, 02/24/2017 - 8:47am

Homo neanderthalensis — our closest human ancestor — has been extinct for over 40,000 years. Before the last Neanderthals died out, though, members of this species mated extensively with modern humans, leaving behind a footprint in our genome that is visible even today. According to a study publishe...

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