How sex with Neanderthals made us stronger

Thursday, August 25, 2011 - 16:30 in Paleontology & Archaeology

Mating with Neanderthals and another group of extinct hominids, Denisovans, strengthened the human immune system and left behind evidence in the DNA of people today, according to new research.

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