Catherine Collingwood EstesJan 24, 2025
Interesting! It seems most #Neanderthal people had #Rh-negative #blood and most #EarlyModernHumans had Rh-positive blood. This could explain why the former died out, but it's still possible today to have Rh-negative blood. Just not common. https://buff.ly/42q6Nd1
Neanderthals' blood type may help explain their demise, new study finds

Human populations that left Africa evolved quickly whereas Neanderthals stayed the same, according to an analysis of blood group systems.

Live Science
AutisticMumTo3Jul 3, 2024

Neanderthal genes may have helped early humans adapt to differences in Eurasian daylight hours
https://phys.org/news/2023-02-neanderthal-genes-early-humans-differences.html

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Neanderthal genes may have helped early humans adapt to differences in Eurasian daylight hours

A team of epidemiologists and geneticists from Vanderbilt University, the University of Pennsylvania and the University of California has found evidence that suggests modern humans mating with Neanderthals may have gained an ability to adapt to differences in the amount of daylight hours in Eurasia.

Phys.org
AutisticMumTo3Jul 3, 2024

Study shows Neanderthals inherited at least 6% of their genome from a now-extinct lineage of early modern humans
https://phys.org/news/2023-10-neanderthals-inherited-genome-now-extinct-lineage.html

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Study shows Neanderthals inherited at least 6% of their genome from a now-extinct lineage of early modern humans

Modern humans migrated to Eurasia 75,000 years ago, where they encountered and interbred with Neanderthals. A new study published in the journal Current Biology shows that at this time Neanderthals were already carrying human DNA from a much older encounter with modern humans.

Phys.org