Scientists get first draft of Neanderthal genome

Thursday, February 12, 2009 - 13:42 in Paleontology & Archaeology

CHICAGO (Reuters) - Gene sleuths who have come up with a rough draft of the Neanderthal DNA code said on Thursday the ancient relatives of modern humans shared with us one gene for speech, but little else.

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