Neanderthals seem to be having the last laugh after a new study reveals that 'legacy' genes derived from the extinct species could be responsible for an increased risk to cancer and diabetes among Europeans. Neanderthals were wiped out by the ancient ancestors of modern humans but both the species are thought to have co-existed peacefully for thousands of years and interbred, resulting in modern Europeans inheriting around 2 percent of Neanderthal DNA. Researchers ...
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