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DNA From Bone Chip, Teeth Yields Detailed Image Of Extinct Humans

Posted 08.31.2012 | Science
Read More: Denisovan Genome Sequence, Video, Ancient Humans, Genome Sequencing, Daily Discovery, Human Evolution, Genome, Science, Denisovan Genome, Science News, Denisovans, Human Ancestors, Science News

By: Charles Choi, LiveScience Contributor Published: 08/30/2012 02:05 PM EDT on LiveScience The genome of a recently discovered branch of extinct...

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A Second Chance to Be a Genetic Pioneer

Megan Smolenyak | Posted 10.02.2012 | Science
Read More: History, Migration, Geno 2.0, National Geographic, Dna, Deep Ancestry, Heritage, Ancestry, Genetics, Genealogy, Populations, Denisovans, Neanderthals, Science News
Megan Smolenyak

Genetic genealogy -- DNA testing done for the purpose of learning about one's roots -- has been around for about a decade, but a recent development suggests that we've reached the pioneering sweet spot.

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Research Suggests Humans Had Sex With Extinct Related Species

Posted 01.02.2012 | Green
Read More: Video, Neanderthal, Extinct Human Species, Human Family Tree, Evolution, Human Species, Denisovans, Human Interbreeding, Neanderthal-Genes, Human Ancestors, Green News

New research suggests that early humans mated with both Neanderthals as well as Denisovans, a recently-discovered early human species. Genomes fro...

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Sex With Neanderthals: The Ultimate Immunity Boost

Priya Malhotra | Posted 11.12.2011 | Chicago
Read More: Paleoanthropology, Anthropology, Field Museum, Chicago, Neanderthals, Immunology, Hla, Neanderthals Interbreeding, Denisovans, Immune System, Chicago News
Priya Malhotra

One key contributor to a good immune system is good genes. Lately, researchers have been asking, Where did these "good genes" come from? The answer: sex with Neanderthals.

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The House with Many Doors (or, at the Caucasus, Hang a Right!)

Athena Andreadis, Ph.D. | Posted 05.25.2011 | Books
Read More: Human Migrations, Urumqi Mummies, Silk Road, Neanderthals, Human Ancestors, DNA Analysis, Denisovans, Tocharians, Books News
Athena Andreadis, Ph.D.

For a long time, the Tocharian civilization was lost from sight as wars and the shifting sands of the Taklamakan desert destroyed them and most of their artifacts. But they left behind items that are hard to ignore.

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