Neanderthal Genome Data Sheds Light on Human Ancestors

Scientists at Germany’s Max Planck Institute have released a final version of a high-quality sequencing of a Neanderthal genome, which could shed light on why humans survived and earlier hominid species did not.

“The genome of a Neanderthal is now there in a form as accurate as that of any person walking the streets today,” Svante Paabo, a geneticist, told the Associated Press. Paabo led the research project as part of the Institute’s Evolutionary Anthropology department.

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