![]() In the past few months alone, researchers have linked Neanderthal DNA to a serious hand disease, the shape of people's noses and various other human traits. "We're now carrying the genetic legacies and learning about what that means for our bodies and our health," said Mary Prendergast, a Rice University archeologist. Using the new and rapidly improving ability to piece together fragments of ancient DNA, scientists are finding that traits inherited from our ancient cousins are still with us now, affecting our fertility, our immune systems, even how our bodies handled the COVID-19 virus. If you're on Telegram, subscribe to our channel for the latest updates on top stories.And science is starting to reveal just how much that shapes us. So some of who they were never went away - it's in our genes. ![]() These ancient human cousins, and others called Denisovans, once lived alongside our early Homo sapiens ancestors. ![]()
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