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Animal People, Inc. posted an update 5 years, 11 months ago
“The lab has already inserted Neanderthal genes for craniofacial development into mice (heavy-browed rodents are not anticipated), and Neanderthal pain perception genes into frogs’ eggs, which could hint at whether they had a different pain threshold to humans. Now the lab is turning its attention to the brain.”
https://www.theguardian.com/science/2018/may/11/scientists-to-grow-mini-brains-using-neanderthal-dna?utm_source=esp&utm_medium=Email&utm_campaign=Lab+notes+2016&utm_term=274539&subid=9773987&CMP=ema-3242Scientists to grow 'mini-brains' using Neanderthal DNAGeneticists hope comparing prehistoric and modern biology will help them understand what makes humans unique