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Nobel awarded to Swedish scientist who deciphered the Neanderthal genome

8 mins | Oct 8, 2022

Could this be the true story of Human evolution? In October 2022, Swedish geneticist Svante Pääbo was awarded the Nobel Prize for his groundbreaking work sequencing genomes for long-extinct Neanderthals. Carolyn Y. Johnson explores how his efforts have laid the foundation of a new field of medical science.

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