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Neanderthal genes found in modern humans
A detailed genome comparison shows 1 to 4 percent Neanderthal DNA in Europeans and Asians, indicating interbreeding likely occurred in the Middle East. The study, led by Svante Paabo and colleagues, notes no evidence of gene movement from humans to Neanderthals and discusses implications for Africans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D.C
Europe
Asia
Svante Paabo
Max Planck Institute For Evolutionary Anthropology
Leipzig
Germany
Paabo
Richard E. Green
University of California, Santa Cruz
David Reich
Harvard Medical School
Science
Africa
Middle East
Richard Potts
Smithsonian
National Museum ‘of Natural History
Potts
China
Papua New Guinea
Todd Disotell
New York University
Disotell
Laura Zahn
Reich
Panbo
University of California Santa Cruz
Ed Green