MysteriousUniverse.org - February 13, 2016 - Paul Seaburn You may blame your depression and addictions on your parents but the actual cause might be ancestors dating back a few more generations (actually, a LOT more). New research suggests that modern afflictions such as depression, nicotine addiction, urinary tract disorders and others may be due to DNA passed down from one of your – brace yourself – Neanderthal ancestors. This shocking news was revealed by evolutionary geneticist Tony Capra at the 2016 AAAS Annual Meeting held this week in Washington D.C. and in a study in the journal Science. He was part of a team looking for potential affects of Neanderthal DNA on current human biology. It's known that humans of Eurasian descent have received 1 to 4 percent of their DNA from Neanderthals. The researchers used a database that connected biological samples from 28,000 people to their health records. They looked for instances of specific conditions and traits – like heart disease and