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A Neanderthal Gene May Be Making Some Modern Humans Bigger and More Muscular - The Debrief

Published by Thedebrief.org By Ryan Whalen, Ryan Whalen · 15 August 2026 at 17:18
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A Neanderthal Gene May Be Making Some Modern Humans Bigger and More Muscular - The Debrief
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Physically larger humans today may owe their large muscle mass to an inherited Neanderthal growth hormone receptor.

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