Neanderthals may have had a weak pain threshold
Washington DC (UPI) Jul 23, 2020
A new genomic analysis suggests Neanderthals may have had a lower threshold for pain. Scientists found some modern humans - mostly in central and south America, but also in Europe - have inherited the Neanderthal variant of the pain-related gene. The gene influences the function of an ion channel that initiates the sensation of pain, researchers say. The discovery, detai