Neanderthals killed off by diseases from modern humans, claims study

Neanderthals killed off by diseases from modern humans, claims study

Modern humans have been blamed for killing off the Neanderthals by out competing them, breeding with them and even outright murdering them. Neanderthals may have succumbed to infectious diseases carried to Europe by modern humans as they migrated out of Africa [Credit: George Gillard]But new research suggests it may actually have been infectious diseases carried by our modern ancestors as they migrated out of Africa that... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]