Ancient hominid 'hanky panky' also influenced spread of STIs
Monday, October 17, 2016 - 10:33
in Paleontology & Archaeology
With recent studies proving that almost everyone has a little bit of Neanderthal DNA in them——up to 5 percent of the human genome—- it's become clear our ancestors not only had some serious hominid 'hanky panky' going on, but with it, a potential downside: the spread of sexually transmitted infections, or STIs.