For centuries, we’ve imagined Neanderthals as distant cousins — a separate species that vanished long ago. But thanks to ...

The Fascination with Neanderthals Begins For many, the name Neanderthals conjures images of hairy, robust humans who walked the earth before being overshadowed by modern humans. These ancient ...

Most non-Africans possess at least a little bit Neanderthal DNA. But a new map of archaic ancestry—published March 28 in Current Biology—suggests that many bloodlines around the world ...

The enzyme AMPD1 plays a key role in muscle energy production and normal muscular function. Loss of AMPD1 activity due to ...

The Neanderthal genes suggest that sometime after one million to 500,000 years ago, Neanderthal numbers decreased and the population stayed small, Pääbo's group determined.

The researchers collected their data by comparing known Neanderthal and Denisovan gene sequences across more than 250 genomes from 120 non-African populations publically available through the ...

It’s been 40,000 years since the Neanderthals disappeared, but their lingering genetic legacy may be influencing your health. If you are of Asian or European descent, about 2% of your genome ...

LEIPZIG, Germany — Researchers in Germany have completed the first draft of the Neanderthal genome, more than 3 billion genetic building blocks that will shed new light on the ancient hominid as ...

Neanderthals and humans likely mixed and mingled during a narrow time frame 45,000 years ago, scientists reported Thursday. Researchers analyzed ancient genes to pinpoint the time period, which is ...

The Harvard Medical School/UCLA research team that created the map also used comparative genomics to make predictions about where Denisovan and Neanderthal genes may be impacting modern human biology.

Most non-Africans possess at least a little bit Neanderthal DNA. But a new map of archaic ancestry -- published March 28 in Current Biology -- suggests that many bloodlines around the world ...