Svante Paabo quotes

Svante Pääbo is a Swedish geneticist renowned for his groundbreaking work in evolutionary genetics. His research led to sequencing the Neanderthal genome and advancing our understanding of human evolution. He received the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for his pioneering contributions. Here are 2 of his quotes:

I want to know what changed in fully modern humans, compared with Neanderthals, that made a difference. What made it possible for us to build up these enormous societies, and spread around the globe, and develop the technology that I think no one can doubt is unique to humans.

Svante Paabo