The Media & Their Narratives.

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It seems to me that the media are involved in a constant push to have Neanderthals
seen as a 'above-average' group! But I would wager there's an agenda we're not aware of
yet from the MSM.

Early risers may have inherited a faster body clock from Neanderthals

'Early risers may have inherited genetic variants from Neanderthals that increased their odds of
being morning rather than evening people, new research has found.

While the human body clock is a complex trait shaped by social and cultural norms as well as genetics,
Neanderthals, who evolved at high latitudes in Europe and Asia for hundreds of thousands of years, may
have been better adapted to seasonal variation in daylight compared with early Homo sapiens, or modern
humans, according to a study published Thursday in the journal Genome Biology and Evolution.

Early modern humans evolved in latitudes closer to the equator in Africa, where there’s less variation in
daylight hours. It’s possible the adaptation to changes in the amount of daylight was passed on to early
Homo sapiens as they moved north out of Africa and encountered and interbred with Neanderthals, who
went extinct some 40,000 years ago, the study authors said. And that genetic legacy may still influence
variation in the human body clock and chronotype -whether you’re a night owl or a morning lark -today.

“At higher latitudes it is beneficial to have a body clock that is better able to anticipate and change to
match the changing seasonal light levels. Having a ‘faster’ running clock facilitates this ability and it
makes individuals more likely to rise early,” said study coauthor Tony Capra, an associate professor
of epidemiology and biostatistics in the Bakar Computational Health Sciences Institute at the University
of California, San Francisco, who publishes research under the name John A. Capra.

“We know from other species that live across broad ranges of latitude that their circadian clocks often
adapt to the differences in light/dark cycles,” he added via email.

Analyzing ancient DNA
Researchers involved in the study analyzed DNA from the standard human genome, its Neanderthal
counterpart and that of a Denisovan, another archaic human closely related to Neanderthals. By
comparing the genes that influence circadian rhythms in archaic and modern DNA, they identified
multiple differences in how the circadian genes linked to body clock function.

To understand whether any humans alive today still have these Neanderthal genetic variants and how
they function, the researchers looked at the UK Biobank, a medical database that has genetic and other
health information for hundreds of thousands of people — including self-reported data on whether they
regard themselves as early risers.

“This enabled us to test whether bits of Neanderthal DNA that remain in modern populations are more
common in morning people,” Capra explained. “We found that Neanderthal DNA that remains in modern
humans due to interbreeding has a significant… effect. In particular, the Neanderthal DNA that associates
with chronotype consistently increases propensity to be a morning person.”

Scientists have been studying the genetic differences between archaic and modern humans since 2010,
when the Neanderthal genome was sequenced for the first time. The same year, genetic sequencing of
ancient DNA from a fossil also revealed the Denisovans, which were unknown prior to that time.

Some of the genetic traces left by encounters between these two species of ancient humans and early
Homo sapiens are of medical relevance today. For example, a Denisovan version of the gene called
EPAS1, confers an advantage for survival at high altitude and is common among present-day Tibetans.

Neanderthal DNA may play a small role in swaying the course of Covid-19 infection, research has found,
and a study published in June reported a link between Neanderthal DNA and Duputytren’s disease, an
abnormal thickening of tissue in the hand...'

Archived CNN Article:

Are YOU an early riser? You may have Neanderthal genes, study finds

*As modern human ancestors moved north, they interbred with Neanderthals
*Neanderthals passed on genes linked to circadian rhythm and 'morningness'
*Their descendants still carry these gene variants, according to UK database

'If you tend to wake up early in the mornings, you may carry genes passed down from ancient Neanderthals
and Denisovans, according to a new study. New research suggests that early Homo sapiens bred with these
now-extinct groups and passed on genes that helped the following generations adapt to a new climate.

Among these were gene variants known to be associated with 'morningness,' including ones specifically
shown to regulate circadian rhythm, our wake-and-sleep cycles. So if you tend to wake up early in the morning,
this may be why.


Maybe this diagram is a clue to what the divisive media are up to?

Between 60 and 70 thousand years ago, the ancestors of modern humans were on the move. Migrating into
Europe, these Homo sapiens came out of Africa and encountered Neanderthals and Denisovans - with whom
we share 93 percent of our DNA...'

Daily Mail Article:

And another!
Guardian Article:


There's something going on.