Neanderthal man: he was affected by viruses that we know well
50,000 years ago, three well-known current viruses already existed - papillomavirus, herpesvirus and adenovirus - in Neanderthals, because scientists found ...
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Early risers may have inherited Neanderthals’ faster biological clocks
Some people may carry genetic variants from Neanderthals that increase their chances of being morning people rather than evening people. ...
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Dupuytren’s disease: a Neanderthal legacy!
Dupuytren's disease, known as "Viking disease", could come from Neanderthal genes, according to a study. THE ESSENTIAL Variants of archaic ...
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A long, high nose, a distant legacy of Neanderthal man?
A specific gene inherited from Neanderthals would be at the origin of the shape of our nose. THE ESSENTIAL Neanderthal ...
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Nobel Prize in Medicine 2022: an expert in the DNA of prehistoric men rewarded
The Swede Svante Pääbo was crowned with the Nobel Prize for Medicine on Monday, October 3, 2022 for his complete ...
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Prehistoric genetic variant increases risk of Covid-19 but protects against HIV
Very widespread in the population, this genetic variant is linked to the receptors of the immune system. THE ESSENTIAL Our ...
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Covid-19: the descendants of Neanderthals better protected
People who survive an episode of Covid-19 with mild symptoms or even no symptoms at all can thank their Neanderthal ...
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The Covid affects more severely those who have a Neanderthal gene
Carriers of a chromosome fragment identical to that found on several Neanderthal fossils have a threefold risk of developing a ...
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A gene from Neanderthals ensures the good health of babies
Researchers have discovered that a gene from the Neanderthal is carried by one in three European women to ensure the ...
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Fertility: why Neanderthals disappeared
A decline in the fertility of Neanderthals could explain this mystery.The disappearance of Neanderthals is the subject of many theories. ...
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Neanderthals had a big nose to protect themselves from the cold? Fortunately he didn’t have all that!
The originality of our Neanderthal ancestor was, it seems, to have a big nose to protect himself from the cold. ...
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Empathy is as old as Neanderthals
The Neanderthals were not the brutes one might imagine. Peer support and wounded care were widespread and carried out with ...
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Neanderthals: their genes influence our skin color
We have inherited some of our Neanderthal traits. The color of the skin or hair is partly determined by this ...
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Prehistory: Neanderthals treated their cavities
Neanderthals tried to treat their cavities with the means at hand. Traces of friction and handling were found on old ...
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Neanderthals used antibiotics
Neanderthals used antibiotics and natural painkillers to treat their infections and pain, reveals the teeth of our ancestor.Who would have ...
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Genetics: humans selected Neanderthal DNA
Modern man has cleaned up his genome. The genetic variants inherited from Neanderthals were expelled. They promoted too many health ...
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Infections: Neanderthals boosted our immune system
Europeans can say thank you to Neanderthals. From prehistoric matings with this species, we have derived better immunity.Neanderthals disappeared around ...
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Genes: Neanderthal incompatible with modern man
Neanderthals and modern man were not meant to get along. The Y chromosome of the former is highly incompatible with ...
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Neanderthals gave us genes linked to depression
The meeting of Neanderthals and modern humans led to a genetic mixing, which today gives us genes associated with depression ...
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Alzheimer’s disease would never have affected Neanderthals
99.84% of our genes are the same as Neanderthals. But thanks to variations, this "cousin" would never have developed diseases ...
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430,000-year-old murder discovered in Spain
By analyzing the fossil of a 430,000-year-old skull, Spanish researchers discovered that the origin of death was intentional. It is ...
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Cognitive abilities: Neanderthals was not a primitive being
It is not cognitive and behavioral inferiority that explains the disappearance of Neanderthals. They had the same abilities as their ...
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