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[ad_1] Boston: Neanderthal genes likely gave modern humans protection against viruses that our ancestors encountered when they left Africa, according to a study. The research, published in the journal Cell, shows that …

[ad_1] Boston, Oct 7 Modern humans inherited genetic defences against viral diseases like hepatitis and influenza from Neanderthals, when the two species interbred 50,000 years ago, a study has found. Neanderthals mysteriously …

[ad_1] Humans and Neanderthals have crossed at least twice in the last 100,000 years. According to a new study, Neanderthals left humans with the precious gift of viral defense. ( pixabay ) …

[ad_1] First, Enard has systematically reviewed the scientific literature for a list of 4,534 human proteins that interact with modern viruses such as influenza, HIV and hepatitis. Viruses evolve to have very …

[ad_1] MA new study suggests that humans may have been eliminated by influenza if they did not mate with Neanderthals. Scientists at Stanford University discovered that the old methods led to the …

[ad_1] According to one study, Neanderthal genes have probably conferred on modern humans protection from viruses that our ancestors encountered when they left Africa. The research, published in the journal Cell, shows …

[ad_1] Neanderthals mysteriously disappeared about 40,000 years ago, but before disappearing, they crossed paths with another human species that was just beginning to spread around the world. As a result of these …

[ad_1] Stanford scientists have discovered that the interbreeding between Neanderthals and modern humans gives us genetic tools to fight against viral infections. Credit: Claire Scully Neanderthals mysteriously disappeared about 40,000 years ago, …

[ad_1] Researchers at the University of California at Berkeley have developed a protective "space suit" for bacteria that allows them to survive in hostile environments that would otherwise be deadly. These protective …

[ad_1] The human did not accelerate the decline of the "Green Sahara" and may have succeeded in delaying the onset of the Sahara desert by about 500 years, according to a new …