Fernando Villeanea's Research Featured in Leakey Foundation Aricle
Professor Fernando Villanea's Research Featured in Leakey Foundation Article: "The Great Mucus Mystery"
New research led by CU Boulder’s Professor Fernando Villanea traces how a key gene for mucus production was passed from Denisovans to Neanderthals and finally to modern humans. This ancient genetic legacy, now common in Indigenous American populations, likely provided a crucial survival advantage.
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