50,000-year-old Neanderthal bones harbor oldest-known human viruses
A new analysis of two skeletons suggests that three modern human viruses infected Neanderthals around 50,000 years ago.
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A new analysis of two skeletons suggests that three modern human viruses infected Neanderthals around 50,000 years ago.
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