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A high-coverage Neandertal genome from the Altai Mountains reveals population structure among Neandertals.
The evolution of gene regulation in mammalian cerebellum development.
Pleistocene chronology and history of hominins and fauna at Denisova Cave.
The evolution of gene regulation in mammalian cerebellum development
Muscle AMP deaminase activity was lower in Neandertals than in modern humans.
The activity and expression of adenylosuccinate lyase were reduced during modern human evolution, affecting brain and behavior.
Search-and-remove genome editing allows selection of cells by DNA sequence.
Functional synergy of a human-specific and an ape-specific metabolic regulator in human neocortex development
Functional synergy of a human-specific and an ape-specific metabolic regulator in human neocortex development.
The modern human aryl hydrocarbon receptor is more active when ancestralized by genome editing.
Genetic insights into the social organization of Neanderthals
The molecular evolution of spermatogenesis across mammals.
Efficient high-precision homology-directed repair-dependent genome editing by HDRobust.
Ancient human DNA recovered from a Palaeolithic pendant.
Response to Comment on "Human TKTL1 implies greater neurogenesis in frontal neocortex of modern humans than Neanderthals".
Human TKTL1 implies greater neurogenesis in frontal neocortex of modern humans than Neanderthals.
Improved gRNA secondary structures allow editing of target sites resistant to CRISPR-Cas9 cleavage.
Genetic insights into the social organization of Neanderthals.
Longer metaphase and fewer chromosome segregation errors in modern human than Neanderthal brain development.
Microstratigraphic preservation of ancient faunal and hominin DNA in Pleistocene cave sediments.
The earliest Denisovans and their cultural adaptation.
The evolutionary history of human spindle genes includes back-and-forth gene flow with Neandertals.
A substitution in the glutathione reductase lowers electron leakage and inflammation in modern humans.
Author response: The evolutionary history of human spindle genes includes back-and-forth gene flow with Neandertals
A genomic region associated with protection against severe COVID-19 is inherited from Neandertals
A genomic region associated with protection against severe COVID-19 is inherited from Neandertals.
Point-of-care bulk testing for SARS-CoV-2 by combining hybridization capture with improved colorimetric LAMP
Initial Upper Palaeolithic humans in Europe had recent Neanderthal ancestry.
Microstratigraphic preservation of ancient faunal and hominin DNA in Pleistocene cave sediments
Point-of-care bulk testing for SARS-CoV-2 by combining hybridization capture with improved colorimetric LAMP.