Scientists discovered 50,000-year-old viruses in Neanderthal DNA that could help explain their mysterious extinction

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A model showing a Neanderthal family near a fire.
An exhibit shows the life of a Neanderthal family in a cave at the Neanderthal Museum in Krapina, Croatia.

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Man Attacked by Monkeys Catches Rare, Life-Threatening B Virus

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A Hong Kong man’s scrape with monkeys led to him contract a potentially deadly germ. This week, local health officials reported a case of B virus in a 37-year-old man—the first ever reported in the region. Human B virus infections are rare, and they can be life-threatening without urgent treatment. The man is…

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