Genetic testing shows Neanderthals less diverse than modern humans

(Phys.org) —A large team of researchers with members from Europe, the U.S. and China has found evidence that suggests modern humans are more genetically diverse than were Neanderthals. In their paper published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, the team describes genetic studies they did on Neanderthal specimens from three separate locations and compared them against one another to highlight differences. They report that Neanderthals were much less diverse than modern humans suggesting they lived more isolated lives.

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