《新科学家》 第3602期 · 2026年7月4日 · 中文解读
最后一批尼安德特人基因多样性出乎意料
Some of the last Neanderthals were surprisingly genetically diverse · Chris Simms
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一项对欧洲西北部最后存活的尼安德特人的基因分析显示,他们生活在基因多样且联系紧密的群体中,表明近亲繁殖可能不是他们约4万年前灭绝的主要原因。
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THE last surviving Neanderthals of north-western Europe may have lived in genetically diverse, well-connected groups, hinting that inbreeding wasn’t a major cause of their extinction about 40,000 years ago. Genetic studies of Neanderthals (Homo neanderthalensis) have been limited by a lack of specimens that are preserved well enough to allow DNA analysis. Just four high-quality genomes have been available – three from the edge of the Neanderthals’ geographical range in Siberia – although there are more of lower quality. Neanderthal remains discovered in the Spy cave in Belgium P. …
摘自《新科学家》(New Scientist)第3602期 · 2026年7月4日,Chris Simms。仅引用开头一小段供了解文章,版权归原刊所有,全文请阅读原刊。

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