In modern humans, up to two percent of our DNA comes from our Neanderthal ancestors. DNA from Neanderthals has small, but detectable effects on humans today, stemming from an ancient period where ...

“And what’s really exciting is that even though there was this broader scope of traits that was considered, they point to effects of Neanderthal DNA on similar systems to what’s been seen previously.” ...

They also found specific clinical associations between variants from Neanderthal DNA and autism-related traits. This included one SNP (rs112406029) in the SLC37A1 gene which was significantly ...

“The study expands our knowledge of the extent to which Neanderthals and Denisovans contributed functionally ... “It shows that the contribution [of hominin DNA] is substantial and is larger than I ...

Scientists have long agreed that early humans mated with Neanderthals, but a pair of recent studies have shed light on when exactly this DNA mixing occurred. Such a revelation could help ...

In my view, if Neanderthals and Homo sapiens remained separate ... evolve more quickly and spread more easily within and between species than traits based on anatomy and DNA. In addition, ...

If your recent ancestry lies outside of Africa, you can safely assume that you carry some Neanderthal DNA. Human origins expert Professor Chris Stringer discusses what this Neanderthal inheritance may ...

Neanderthal DNA makes up approximately two per cent of the genome of people of non-African descent. Not only that, but some of our physical traits and mental health issues — like depression and ...

Did you know that almost everyone outside of Africa has around 2% Neanderthal DNA in their genomes? Video by Pierangelo Pirak. US Treasury Secretary says they are focusing on bond yields rather ...

David Pogue explores the traits we once thought were uniquely ... and find out if any of his own DNA came from a Neanderthal ancestor. National Corporate funding for NOVA is provided by Carlisle ...