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Neanderthals who lived 50,000 years ago were infected with three viruses that still affect modern humans.
The ancient viruses are the oldest remnants of human viruses ever discovered.
They were found in skeletons found in a cave in the Altai mountains in Russia .
Comparing ancient viruses to modern ones could theoretically improve our understanding of disease today .
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