Kirsty Uttley
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Researchers have identified gene-regulatory variants that might have contributed to Neanderthals’ beefy jaws — offering a window on how the human face developed
go.nature.com/3Ke6StJ
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Neanderthal DNA reveals how human faces form
Subtle genomic variations between humans and Neanderthals provide clues to how DNA shapes our facial features.
go.nature.com
November 21, 2025 at 5:39 PM
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To learn more about how this story developed and the researchers behind it, we talked to co-first authors Kirsty Uttley and Hannah Jüllig, as well as corresponding author, Hannah Long
doi.org/10.1242/dev....
doi.org/10.1242/dev....
November 10, 2025 at 1:04 PM
To learn more about how this story developed and the researchers behind it, we talked to co-first authors Kirsty Uttley and Hannah Jüllig, as well as corresponding author, Hannah Long
doi.org/10.1242/dev....
doi.org/10.1242/dev....
Really pleased to see our paper now online! Check out Hannah's excellent thread for a summary of the findings 🔬
📣 Paper alert!
I am delighted that our paper exploring the impact of Neanderthal-derived variants on the activity of a disease-associated craniofacial enhancer has been published in Development today!
journals.biologists.com/dev/article/...
I am delighted that our paper exploring the impact of Neanderthal-derived variants on the activity of a disease-associated craniofacial enhancer has been published in Development today!
journals.biologists.com/dev/article/...
November 10, 2025 at 12:27 PM
Really pleased to see our paper now online! Check out Hannah's excellent thread for a summary of the findings 🔬
Reposted by Kirsty Uttley
Find out how the dark genome holds clues to Neanderthal face shape and how this could help in future research into human disease in this new study from IGC researchers 👉 edin.ac/443d1j4
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Dark genome holds clues to Neanderthal face shape | Institute of Genetics and Cancer | Institute of Genetics and Cancer
Differences in a specific region of the Neanderthal genetic code may have contributed to their distinctive protruding jawline, a study suggests.
edin.ac
November 10, 2025 at 12:04 PM
Find out how the dark genome holds clues to Neanderthal face shape and how this could help in future research into human disease in this new study from IGC researchers 👉 edin.ac/443d1j4
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