Your ancient immune system upgrade 🦠

Our ancestors faced long odds. Luckily, they also encountered groups of ancient humans who had arrived long before them and had - through evolution - developed natural resistances to the local parasites, pathogens, and other pitfalls. By mating with both Neanderthals and Denisovans, early Homo sapiens got a quick fix to their immune systems - the ancient equivalent of a modern technological security patch - and thereby acquired traits necessary to flourish throughout Eurasia.

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Видео Your ancient immune system upgrade 🦠 канала New Scientist