Even more intriguing -- how #Indigenous First #Americans got their #mucous variant (MUC19), from #Denisovan and then #Neanderthal heritage

'This haplotype features multiple Denisovan variants, although it likely entered human populations through a Neanderthal intermediate. The patterns of positive selection indicate that this introgression occurred in Indigenous Americans during their migration to the Americas. How this change was adaptive for these populations has yet to be determined, but this work does disentangle a complex selection signal in these understudied groups.'

#palaeogenomics

https://www.science.org/content/article/dna-ancient-bones-reveals-how-indigenous-americans-got-their-mucus

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How does my nose produce so much snot so fast when I have a cold?

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Maria Temming: Bizarre #aye-aye #primates take nose picking to the extreme: The animals’ extra-long middle fingers probably reach all the way to the back of the throat.

"Aye-ayes are now the 12th known species of primate, including humans, to pick their noses and snack on the snot, the researchers found."

https://www.sciencenews.org/article/aye-aye-primates-nose-picking-fingers #snot #mucous #Madagascar

Bizarre aye-aye primates take nose picking to the extreme

A nose-picking aye-aye’s spindly middle finger probably reaches all the way to the back of the throat, CT scans suggest.

Science News