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Researchers Using Neanderthal DNA to Learn More About How Human Faces Develop and Evolve


University of Edinburgh scientist Hannah Long and colleagues show how a region of Neanderthal DNA is better at activating a jaw-forming gene than the human counterpart, revealing one potential reason for Neanderthal’s larger lower jaws.

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