We know that Neanderthal DNA has influenced us modern humans in quite a few ways, but did their DNA influence our skin tones ...

The newly discovered gene that sets us apart from Neanderthals - This unique adaptation gave Homo sapiens an evolutionary ...

Why did humans start speaking? Scientists suggest genetics played a big role. They say the evolution of this singular ability ...

SUNNYVALE, Calif., Jan. 31, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- 23andMe Holding Co. (Nasdaq: ME), a leading human genetics company with a mission to help people access, understand, and benefit from the human ...

Genetic testing firm 23andMe (NASDAQ:ME) said it formed a special board committee to review strategic alternatives. The special committee will look at options including a sale, business ...

The Board of Directors of 23andMe previously formed the Special Committee, which is comprised of independent directors, to review strategic alternatives that may be available to 23andMe. The ...

23andMe said it's started exploring strategic alternatives, including a possible sale. The company released third-quarter results that showed an 8% drop in consumer services revenue year over year ...

A new study published in Scientific Reports finds that incompatibility between the blood groups of Neanderthals and modern humans may have contributed to the extinction of the Neanderthals.

Scientists uncovered how ancient blood groups helped Homo sapiens as compared to Neanderthals in their survival and spread worldwide. Image:Le Moustier’s 1920s art reconstruction of Neanderthals.

SUNNYVALE, Calif., Jan. 28, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Special Committee of the Board of Directors of 23andMe Holding Co. (Nasdaq: ME) (“23andMe” or the “Company”), a leading human genetics company ...

The idea that Neanderthals and some ancestral populations of Homo sapiens ... Hybridization signals observed in ancient DNA could also be false positives, explainable in some cases by biases in the ...

Maybe it’s because 23andMe claimed I have “more Neanderthal DNA than 81 percent of other customers.” (That’s only ~2 percent of my genes, but my older brother happily quipped he could tell ...