Neandertal-Derived DNA May Influence Depression and More in Modern Humans (1 of 2) (VIDEO)

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Modern humans have inherited many physical traits from the Neanderthals. This material relates to a paper that appeared in the Feb. 12, 2016 issue of Science, published by AAAS. The paper, by C.N. Simonti at Vanderbilt University in Nashville, TN, and colleagues was titled, "The phenotypic legacy of admixture between modern humans and Neandertals."

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Michael Smeltzer, Vanderbilt University

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