DNA from an ancient, unidentified ancestor was passed down to humans living today

Thursday, August 6, 2020 - 16:50 in Paleontology & Archaeology

A new analysis of ancient genomes suggests that different branches of the human family tree interbred multiple times, and that some humans carry DNA from an archaic, unknown ancestor.

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