Neandertals Live On in Our Genomes

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Neandertals Live On in Our Genomes

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Feb 28, 2017

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Researchers found that Neandertal gene variants still affect the way genes are turned off and on in modern humans. Christopher Intagliata reports.

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Feb 28, 2017

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