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Neanderthal gene inherited by modern humans linked to greater muscle mass A gene inherited from Neanderthals tens of thousands of years ago is linked to greater muscle mass in some people today. A new study found the gene affects how cells respond to growth hormone. The gene came from Neanderthals through mating with early modern humans, likely about 47,000 years ago... More info: https://archaeologymag.com/2026/08/neanderthal-gene-linked-to-greater-muscle/ Follow @archaeology@mstdn.social #archaeology #anthropology #neanderthal #homosapiens #humanevolution

Everyone alive may carry DNA from a 'ghost lineage' of human ancestors #AncientDNA #Paleogenetics #DNAResearch #HumanEvolution #EvolutionaryBiology https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/everyone-alive-may-carry-dna-from-a-ghost-lineage-of-human-ancestors/

The problem with Jeff Bezos' ideology is that it's based on a false premise. The idea that "6,000 years ago someone invented the plow" is based on a faulty belief that ancient humans functioned as individuals. They did not. Ancient humans were collectivist. Archeological evidence demonstrates that for hundreds of thousands of years, early humans congregated around communal gathering places, like the fire, and engaged in problem solving and passing on of shared learning down through generations. Additionally, the plow (and tools like it) were developed by humans in Mesopotamia, Europe, Egypt, East Asia, sub-Saharan Africa as well as other places - not in one place by one person. This is known as parallel development. Believing that the plow was invented by one 'genius' is like believing language was invented by one person. It is a silly myth and represents the projection of current moral standards onto past events. Collectivism is how we both survived and progressed as a species. #HumanEvolution #genius