"Neanderthalized Brain Cells"

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Hubris by Johannes Krause and Thomas Trappe review – learning from the Neanderthals

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A mere 90 genetic differences distinguish modern humans, Homo sapiens, from Neanderthals , Homo neanderthalensis.

That’s paltry, given the roughly 20,000 genes that make up the human blueprint, and not all of them affect the brain.

But those 90 differences could explain why Neanderthal died out 40,000 years ago , while we went on to dominate the planet.

They could hold the key to how we, the apparently more adaptable human type, might adapt again before we destroy ecosystems we depend on, and ourselves along with them.

The Neanderthals roamed the planet for nearly 400,000 years ; we have been here for 300,000 . When all is said and done, who will be judged the winner (and who will judge)?.

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