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Stars, Cells, and God | Neanderthal with Down’s Syndrome | News of the Day


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Join Fazale “Fuz” Rana in this breaking News of the Day episode of Stars, Cells, and God. Fuz discusses work by a team of anthropologists from Spain who maintain that analysis of a partial skull fossil indicates that Neanderthals provided compassionate care for a Neanderthal child with Down syndrome.

Neanderthal with Down’s Syndrome
  • Does this discovery mean that Neanderthals were just like us?
  • In light of this find, can humans be regarded as exceptional and unique?
  • If Neanderthals were like us, can the biblical claim that humans solely bear God’s image remain valid?
  • Links & Resources
    • The Child Who Lived: Down’s Syndrome Among Neanderthals?
  • An Observation of a Severely Disabled Infant Chimpanzee in the Wild and Her Interactions with Her Mother
  • Primates and Disability: Behavioral Flexibility and Implications for Resilience to Environmental Change
  • Key Difference in Developing Human and Neanderthals Brains
  • Should Chimpanzee Behavior Challenge Human Exceptionalism?
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