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News Release 14-017
Neanderthals' genetic footprints are evident in humans of today
Modern humans inherited Neanderthal DNA affecting disease risk and cold-weather tolerance
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![Artwork by Karen Carr depicting a facial reconstruction of a Neanderthal.](/news/mmg/media/images/2.3.1-5_KC_CEG9P_f.jpg)
Artwork by Karen Carr depicting a facial reconstruction of a Neanderthal.
Credit: Karen Carr Studios for Human Origins Program, Smithsonian Institution
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![Photo of a toe bone from the Altai Mountains used to find segments of Neanderthal ancestry](/news/mmg/media/images/dorsal_f.jpg)
The toe bone from the Altai Mountains that produced the genome sequence used to find segments of Neanderthal ancestry in present-day humans.
Credit: Bence Viola, Max-Planck-Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology
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