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  "id": 180220,
  "title": "Neanderthal growth gene turns modern humans into muscle heads",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/05/neanderthal-growth-gene-turns-modern-humans-into-muscle-heads",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-08-05T11:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Science Magazine",
    "slug": "science-magazine",
    "url": "https://www.science.org/content/article/neanderthal-growth-gene-turns-modern-humans-muscle-heads"
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  "summary": "People with DNA variant from our evolutionary cousins tend to have more lean muscle mass",
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      {
        "outlet": "Scientific American",
        "title": "Neanderthal genes may give modern humans’ muscles a boost",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/05/neanderthal-genes-may-give-modern-humans-muscles-a-boost",
        "published": "2026-08-05T15:35:00.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}