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The major genetic risk factor for severe COVID-19 is inherited from Neanderthals
By Hugo Zeberg
Discoveries about Ancient Human Evolution Win 2022 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine
By Tanya Lewis
Ancient DNA hunter who sequenced first Neanderthal genome wins Nobel Prize for medicine
By Katie Hunt & Rob Picheta
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2 win medicine Nobel for showing how we react to heat, touch
By Maria Cheng & David Keyton
Nobel prize: Svante Pääbo's ancient DNA discoveries offer clues as to what makes us human
By Love Dalén & Anders Götherström
Nobel Prize Awarded to Scientist Who Sequenced Neanderthal Genome (Published 2022)
By Benjamin Mueller
Swedish geneticist wins Nobel medicine prize for decoding ancient DNA
By Niklas Pollard, Johan Ahlander & Natalie Grover
Nobel Prize goes to Svante Paabo for Neanderthal work
By James Gallagher
Nobel awarded to Swedish scientist who deciphered the Neanderthal genome
By Carolyn Johnson
Nobel win for Swede who unlocked secrets of Neanderthal DNA
By Pietro De Cristofaro & Laura Ungar