There’s Something Weird About Neandertal DNA And It Might Be Our Fault
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 Published On Nov 16, 2022

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Maybe it’s a little self-centered that we can be pretty focused on the DNA that we got from Neanderthals – but we shouldn’t forget that gene flow goes both ways.

Thanks to Julio Lacerda (  / juliotheartist  ) for the excellent reconstructions featured in this episode!

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References:
https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/s...
https://www.nature.com/articles/ncomm...

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