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Part of our musculature may still bear traces of encounters that took place tens of thousands of years ago. A Neanderthal version of a growth-related receptor is still present in some humans, ...

A Neanderthal gene associated with bone and muscle growth still exists in some people, who tend to have more muscle mass and other Neanderthal-like features, according to a new study in Current ...

Epicrispr Biotechnologies has raised another $90 million to accelerate development of a first-of-its-kind treatment for a rare genetic muscle disorder. That treatment, EPI-321, harnesses what's known ...

Epicrispr Biotechnologies has raised another $90 million to accelerate development of a first-of-its-kind treatment for a rare genetic muscle disorder. The Series C round announced Tuesday “marks a ...

Neanderthals vanished roughly 42,000 years ago, but a piece of their biology appears to be quietly at work in some people today, according to a new study led by scientists from the Max Planck ...

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Millions carry a Neanderthal gene that builds extra muscle—scientists just discovered how it works.