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Researchers have found a group of people named the Jomon who have almost no Denisovan DNA, and they’re trying to figure out why
Our ancestors really seemed to get around.
Cutting-edge genetics research reveals a startling legacy embedded in our DNA.
Every face carries a story, shaped long before birth by a quiet choreography of genes switching on and off at just the right moment. A new study suggests that part of that story reaches far back into ...
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Thorin’s Neanderthal genome shows Europe held separate lineages side by side
How can two Neanderthal communities live within ten days’ walk and still remain strangers for 50,000 years? In the Rhone Valley, the rock shelter of Grotte Mandrin, there is a partial set of ...
Every human face is unique, allowing us to distinguish between individuals. We know little about how facial features are encoded in our DNA, but we may be able to learn more about how our faces ...
In 2015, a paleoanthropology team discovered jaw remains of a roughly 42,000-year-old Neanderthal in France. Over the next several years, the team, led by Ludovic Slimak, found more of the Neanderthal ...
In their new study an international team led by the University of Vienna reports the discovery and extraction of ancient DNA from a tiny 5 cm long Neanderthal bone found in the Crimean peninsula, ...
"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." DNA study leads researchers to pin humanity’s low pain thresholds on Neanderthals. The team believes that ...
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