Your Neanderthal genes may be building your muscles

BY THE OPTIMIST DAILY EDITORIAL TEAM People who carry a Neanderthal version of the growth hormone receptor have, on average, 271 additional grams of muscle compared with those who don’t. People who inherited the variant from both parents tend to have more still. The finding comes from a study that cross-referenced lab experiments with population […] The post Your Neanderthal genes may be building your muscles first appeared on The Optimist Daily: Making Solutions the News.