Magazine033 Question 1

Distractors

Diet and the advent of concrete flooring.

The researchers found no relevant factors.

The study was too small to form a hypothesis.

Key

Diminished physical activity and bad posture.

Question

In the news item, “Spine Curvature in Neanderthals May Provide Clues to Modern-Day Back Pain,” what did the researchers outline as factors causing the lumbar wedging they found in post-industrial spine samples?