Scientists Mapping Neanderthal Genome
16th Nov 2006, 09:53 GMT
NEW YORK (AP) -- A bone fragment that scientists had initially ignored has begun to yield secrets of the Neanderthal genome, launching a new way to learn about the stocky and muscular relative of modern humans, scientists say....
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