Diabetes risk gene 'from Neanderthals'

We now know that modern humans interbred with a population of Neanderthals shortly after leaving Africa 60,000-70,000 years ago. This means that Neanderthal genes are now scattered across the genomes of all non-Africans living today. via Pocket http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-25506198#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa