Saturday, December 25, 2010

Newly discovered human race relative discovered in Siberia

DNA says new human relative roamed widely in Asia
To read news article about "Denisovans" click "DNA" above. Quote below.

By comparing the DNA to that of modern populations, scientists found evidence that these "Denisovans" from more than 30,000 years ago ranged all across Asia. They apparently interbred with the ancestors of people now living in Melanesia, a group of islands northeast of Australia. end quote.

However, they also point out that this group did not interbreed then with people in Europe at that time.

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