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Serious Neurological Condition May Be Linked to Neanderthal Genes


Interbreeding between anatomically modern Homo sapiens and Neanderthals thousands of years ago may be responsible for Chiari Malformation Type 1, a serious and sometimes fatal neurological condition estimated to impact up to 1% of people today.

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