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Kristina Killgrove

Differences in red blood cells may have 'hastened the extinction' of our Neanderthal cousins, new study suggests

A human woman and a Neanderthal woman.

A fatal genetic incompatibility between Neanderthals and modern humans may have hastened the extinction of our ancient cousins, new research suggests.

Researchers found that different versions of a gene tied to red blood cell function may have caused Neanderthal-human hybrid women to miscarry their fetuses.

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