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Neanderthals and Modern Humans: A Shared Past Revealed Through DNA

Anthropology.net

The genetic legacy of Neanderthals persists in modern humans, with 1-2% of non-African genomes composed of Neanderthal DNA—a determination made through comprehensive sequencing and comparison of ancient and modern genomes. “These beneficial traits spread rapidly in early human populations.”

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Doctors Are Taught to Lie About Race

Sapiens

Lagging behind in scientific understandings of human diversity, the medical profession is failing its oath to “do no harm.” ✽ Doctors lie daily. By checking “Patient’s Race,” we health care providers pretend to know something that we cannot possibly know: the patient’s ancestry and associated medical risk.

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The First Europeans: Ancient Genomes Reveal Complex Histories of Human Expansion and Neanderthal Interactions

Anthropology.net

A Glimpse into Europe’s Earliest Settlers Over 45,000 years ago, small groups of modern humans roamed the icy expanse of Ice Age Europe. Among these pioneers were individuals whose lives and genetic histories have now been reconstructed from the oldest modern human genomes yet sequenced.

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Did Gut Microbes Help Fuel the Evolution of Large Human Brains?

Anthropology.net

The evolution of the human brain is one of the most remarkable chapters in our species' history. With its unparalleled size and complexity, the human brain consumes a disproportionate amount of energy relative to the rest of the body. Squirrel monkeys ( Saimiri sciureus ), another large-brain species.

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Neanderthals and Modern Humans Interbred 47,000 Years Ago

Anthropology.net

A recent not-yet-peer-reviewed analysis 1 of ancient and modern genomes suggests that contemporary human Neanderthal DNA originated from a single, prolonged period of mixing approximately 47,000 years ago. Introduction A new study, recently released as a preprint on bioRxiv , sharpens the timeline for this crucial period in human history.

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Should we screen kids’ genes to ‘predict’ how successful they’ll be in school?

The Hechinger Report

There’s an ugly history of proponents of eugenics , who believe in reshaping humanity by breeding “superior traits” and removing “inferior traits,” justifying their thinking with genetics. In 2016, this score could explain about 5 percent of the variation in the level of education completed. Gifted Education’s Race Problem.

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Tracing the Genetic Blueprint of Teeth: Insights from Human Evolution

Anthropology.net

Human teeth are small marvels of biology, carrying genetic signatures that reflect millennia of evolutionary change. Dr. Kaustubh Adhikari, a UCL researcher and one of the study’s authors, emphasizes the significance of teeth in understanding humanity's past. Related Research Hlusko, L.