Study: Neanderthals May Have Been More Sensitive to Mechanical Pain than Most Humans sci.news - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from sci.news Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Scientists studied genetic samples from more than 7,000 people and linked three genetic variants, inherited from Neanderthals, to increased pain sensitivity.
Variants of gene SCN9A make people more sensitive to pain from sharp pokes. The three versions of SCN9A are found most in people of Native American ancestry
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