How a Single Gene Alteration May Have Separated Modern Humans From Predecessors

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Mimicking an alteration they found in one gene, the researchers used stem cells to engineer “Neanderthal-ized” brain organoids. Image is in the public domain
https://neurosciencenews.com/nova1-gene-modern-brain-17746/

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