Your Neanderthal inheritance could affect your mood, your skin and your smoking habits

It's been 40,000 years since the Neanderthals disappeared, but their lingering genetic legacy may be influencing your health.

If you are of Asian or European descent, about 2% of your genome came from your Neanderthal ancestors, scientists say. Now, new evidence suggests this inheritance affects...

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