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Human Stem Cell Resources Are an Inroad to Neandertal DNA Functions.
Stem cell reports - 14 Jul 2020
Dannemann Michael, He Zhisong, Heide Christian, Vernot Benjamin, Sidow Leila, Kanton Sabina, Weigert Anne, Treutlein Barbara, Pääbo Svante, Kelso Janet, Camp J Gray
Abstract excerpt
Induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs) from diverse humans offer the potential to study human functional variation in controlled culture environments. A portion of this variation originates from an ancient admixture between modern humans and Neandertals, which introduced alleles that left a phenotypic legacy on individual humans today. Here, we show that a large iPSC repository harbors extensive Neandertal DNA,...
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