Life appearance of a male Neanderthal

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The Inner Ear Reveals Neanderthals May Have Experienced Great Genetic Loss

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Health

Prenatal Treatment Offers Hope for Infants Born With Spinal Muscular Atrophy

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Planet Earth

A New Fish Species Seems to Wear Red Face Paint, Similar to a Studio Ghibli Character

Photo of Remontnoye (3766-3637 calBCE), with a spiral temple ring.

Ancient DNA Unlocks Missing Link in the Origin Story of Indo-European Language

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Octopuses May Have 480 Million-Year-Old Sex Chromosomes 

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Sheep May Be Humanity’s Oldest and Most Loyal Allies

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Lack of Blood Type Diversity for Neanderthals May Have Led to Their Demise

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The Source of the Irish Potato Famine Pathogen Is Finally Identified

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Our Understanding of Rules that Produce Life’s Genetic Code May Require a Revision 

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This Iron Age Society Had a Strong Female-Line Descent — A First for Early Europe

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Neanderthal Interbreeding Likely Gave Human Immunity a Boost

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Chornobyl Dogs Have Genetic Differences but Not From Disaster Mutations

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内耳揭示尼安德特人可能经历了巨大的基因丢失

产前治疗为脊髓性肌肉萎缩症婴儿带来希望

一种新鱼类似乎戴着红色的脸部彩绘，类似于吉卜力工作室的角色

古DNA解锁了印欧语起源故事中缺失的一环

章鱼可能拥有 4.8 亿年前的性别染色体

绵羊可能是人类最古老、最忠诚的盟友

尼安德特人血型多样性不足可能导致其灭绝

爱尔兰马铃薯饥荒病原体的来源终于确定

我们对产生生命遗传密码的规则的理解可能需要修正

这个铁器时代社会有强大的母系血统——欧洲早期史上的首次

尼安德特人杂交可能增强了人类免疫力

切尔诺贝利犬有基因差异，但并非源于灾难突变

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