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Did Lead Limit Brain and Language Development in Neanderthals and Other Extinct Hominids?

Ancient human relatives were exposed to lead up to two million years ago, according to a new study. However, a gene mutation may have protected modern human brains, allowing language to flourish.

By Susanne Clara Bard - scbard@ucsd.edu

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