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Exchanges at the Frontier: The Search for Neanderthal Genes
Professor Svante Paabo thinks our ancient ancestors live on in most of us within our genes. But what can the genes of Neanderthals tell us about ourselves?
From his early work with Egyptian mummies to his breath taking achievement of sequencing the genome of our nearest ancient relatives - the Neanderthals - professor Svante Paabo has changed how we think about ourselves. He and his team have found a comparatively small number of changes in the genes between us and Neanderthals, including changes in the brain. Could these differences explain what makes us human?
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