We probably all carry genes from archaic species such as Neanderthals. Chris Stringer explains why the DNA we have in common is more important than any differences.
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Chris Stringer is research leader in human origins in the Department of Earth Sciences at the Natural History Museum, London SW7 5BD, UK.
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