Neanderthal

One in three women in Europe has inherited a Neanderthal fertility gene

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One in three women in Europe has inherited a Neanderthal gene associated with fertility that increases their chances of giving birth to healthy children The Neanderthal receptor for progesterone is linked to fewer pregnancy issues Women who report fewer miscarriages were more likely to have this receptor Authors looked at data from 450,000 European women … Read more

Homo Sapiens WERE to blame for Neanderthal extinction

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Homo sapiens WERE to blame for Neanderthal extinction because they were better hunters and out-competed them for food, computer model shows Experts have long been divided on he reason for the extinction of Neanderthals They lived in Eurasia for 300,000 years and went extinct 40,000 years ago This coincided with the introduction of Homo sapiens into their … Read more