Tag: neanderthal_dna

Prehistoric Mating Preferences Shaped Human Genome, Not Incompatibility

7 Aug 2026 2:23 a.m.

New research from the University of Pennsylvania suggests that prehistoric mating preferences, not genetic incompatibility, determined which Neanderthal DNA persisted in modern humans, challenging traditional views of human evolution.

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