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05/07/2010: Scientists say Neanderthal Genes 'survive in us' Print E-mail
Friday, 07 May 2010 16:37

Many people alive today possess some Neanderthal ancestry, according to a landmark scientific study.  This conclusion comes from analysis of the Neanderthal genome done by the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology.  Here is a link to the full story in the BBC News supplied to us courtesy of Carl Phillips, one of our members.  Thanks, Carl!