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'Neanderthals Among Us' review

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  1. armenarmen · · focus · HN ↗
    There has to be a living person that is the very most Neanderthal, it would be cool if the consumer DNA companies consensually released that. It would satiate my curiosity and probably lead to lucrative influencer money for the person revealed
    1. matt_heimer · · focus · HN ↗
      23andMe states the maximum Neanderthal variant copies they&#x27;ve seen in <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;permalinks.23andme.com&#x2F;pdf&#x2F;23-05_neanderthal_ancestry_inference.pdf" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;permalinks.23andme.com&#x2F;pdf&#x2F;23-05_neanderthal_ancestr...
      1. maxweylandt · · focus · HN ↗
        Am I reading it right that fear of heights is associated with Neanderthal ancestry? Wonder how much, substantively, more than people who carry none. I&#x27;m assuming with these genetic associations we&#x27;re often talking small absolute effect sizes
        1. slickytail · · focus · HN ↗

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