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How different are modern humans from the first Homo sapiens?

Illustration of human evolution (from left to right) Australopithecus afarensis, Australopithecus africanus, Homo erectus and Homo sapiens — All change, please … Australopithecus afarensis, Australopithecus africanus, Homo erectus and Homo sapiens. Photograph: Nature Picture Library/Alamy

How different, genetically, physiologically or mentally, are humans today from the first Homo sapiens? And do these changes reveal anything about how we might evolve in the future? Gail Whitbourne, Québec City

Post your answers (and new questions) below or send them to nq@theguardian.com. A selection will be published next Sunday.

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