然而，直布罗陀博物馆的进化生物学家克里夫·芬雷森和他的同事们最近发现一些小群的尼安德特人生存到了最晚24 000年以前。

However, evolutionary biologist Clive Finlayson at the Gibraltar Museum and his colleagues recently found that clusters of Neanderthals might have lasted until as late as 24, 000 years ago.

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“这些文件显示的只是40 000年前尼安德特人在高加索的什么地方生活着，”没有参加这项新研究的芬雷森说：“不等于他们那时就走向灭绝了。”

"All this paper shows is that Neanderthals lived somewhere in the Caucasus about 40,000 years ago," said Finlayson, who did not take part in this new study. "Doesn't mean they went extinct then."

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芬雷说，在患者临终时提供更好的治疗，包括缓解疼痛，会使更多人自然地老去。

She says that better care at the end of life, including advances in pain relief, should allow more people to die naturally.

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