Matter: Deep in Human DNA, a Gift From the Neanderthals

Thursday, October 4, 2018 - 13:10 in Paleontology & Archaeology

The Neanderthals probably infected modern humans with viruses, perhaps even an ancient form of H.I.V. But our extinct relatives also gave us genetic defenses.

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