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Three genes inherited from Neanderthals slash the risk of severe Covid-19 by 22 per cent, a new study has revealed. The genes sit next to each other on chromosome 12, and this large chunk of genetic material includes 75,000 individual pieces of DNA. Researchers compared the DNA of 2,200 Covid-19 patients from around the world … Read more
Samples of 50,000-year-old Neanderthal poop reveal we’ve had beneficial microbiomes in our guts for hundreds of thousands of years – just as scientists find that modern humans’ biomes are depleting due to our diets and lifestyles, study reveals DNA analysis of 50,000-year-old Neanderthal poop revels human guts still contain dozens of similar microbiota from the … Read more
Interbreeding between Neanderthals and modern humans was common, reanalysis of thirteen 48,000-year-old Neanderthal teeth from Jersey has revealed. The teeth were first uncovered between 1910–11 from the top of a small granite ledge within the La Cotte de St Brelade cave by archaeologists with the Société Jersiaise. While the teeth had been assumed to come from a … Read more
Altamura Man — a Neanderthal who starved to death after falling down a well over 130,000 years ago — had buck teeth he likely used to hold meat while cutting it. Cavers spotted the remains in the Lamalunga Cave, Italy, in 1993 — finding them covered in deposits of calcite, a mineral derived from the surrounding … Read more
Neanderthal children grew and were weaned as babies at a similar time to that of modern humans, new research has claimed. The study furthers the argument that the now-extinct species was more similar to Homo sapiens that traditionally believed. Analysis of ancient teeth reveals both humans and Neanderthals are first given solid food by their … Read more
Ancient artefacts and tools discovered on the Danish island of Zealand hint at the fact Neanderthals lived there 120,000 years ago. The ancient human relative is known to have lived in Eurasia at this time, but the presence on a piece of land separated from the mainland by 30 miles of sea indicates an element … Read more
A milk tooth belonging to one of Italy’s last Neanderthal children has been found near Venice. The canine tooth belonged to a pre-teen, likely 11 or 12 years old, and dates back 45,000 years. Neanderthals went extinct around 40,000 years ago after being out-competed for food and shelter by the more intelligent Homo sapiens. An … Read more
‘Mini brains’ grown from human stem cells containing Neanderthal DNA could shed light on how our ancient ancestors’ genes have influenced the development of our species They showed they can track the role of Neanderthal genes in the model organs The principle may be used with other bodily systems and ancient human species Around 2 … Read more
Scientists grow ‘mini brains’ from human stem cells containing Neanderthal DNA to help shed light on how it has impacted our development They showed they can track the role of Neanderthal genes in the model organs The principle may be used with other bodily systems and ancient human species Around 2 percent of the non-African … Read more
One in three women in Europe has inherited a Neanderthal gene associated with fertility that increases their chances of giving birth to healthy children The Neanderthal receptor for progesterone is linked to fewer pregnancy issues Women who report fewer miscarriages were more likely to have this receptor Authors looked at data from 450,000 European women … Read more