Your Neanderthal inheritance could effect your mood, your skin, and your smoking habits

Friday, February 12, 2016 - 08:40 in Paleontology & Archaeology

It's been 40,000 years since the Neanderthals disappeared, but their lingering genetic legacy may be influencing your health. If you are of Asian or European descent, about 2% of your genome came from your Neanderthal ancestors, scientists say. Now, new evidence suggests this inheritance impacts...

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