Scientists analyzing DNA from ancient and modern humans to create a ‘family tree of everyone’

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Scientists analyzing DNA from ancient and modern humans to create a ‘family tree of everyone’

Did you know that it’s now possible to sequence all of your DNA for about the cost of a smartphone? Unifying modern and ancient genomes Building on this approach, in our new research we describe the story of recent evolution among 215 diverse human populations from varying times and geographic locations. The genealogy – lines of descent from our common ancestors – includes the genomes of 3,601 people from three separate datasets, as well as eight high quality ancient genomes. The unified genealogy, or “family tree”, explains the genetic relationships of these thousands of genomes to one another. Comparisons involving non-African populations show that they have many common ancestors originating around 3,000 generations ago.

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Twigstats: New tool reveals hi-res genetic view of people’s ancestors

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Genomic clues suggest humans’ ancestors nearly went extinct 9L years ago

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Genomic clues suggest humans’ ancestors nearly went extinct 9L years ago

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ARCHAEOLOGY | Why you owe your life to a handful of early humans

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Mapping ancient humans' DNA is showing us how we evolved — and how their DNA affects us today

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Mapping ancient humans' DNA is showing us how we evolved — and how their DNA affects us today

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Explained | Does palaeogenomics explain our origins?

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Explained | Does palaeogenomics explain our origins?

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Biggest genetic ‘family tree’ for humanity developed by scientists

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Biggest genetic ‘family tree’ for humanity developed by scientists

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The largest and deepest probe into the human family tree

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The largest and deepest probe into the human family tree

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DNA reveals biggest-ever human family tree, dating back 100,000 years

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DNA reveals biggest-ever human family tree, dating back 100,000 years

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Archaeologists draw up ‘oldest family tree’ from relatives found buried together 5,600 years ago

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Archaeologists draw up ‘oldest family tree’ from relatives found buried together 5,600 years ago

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Just 7 per cent of our DNA is unique to modern humans, study shows

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Just 7 per cent of our DNA is unique to modern humans, study shows

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Just 7% of our DNA is unique to modern humans, study shows

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Just 7% of our DNA is unique to modern humans, study shows

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Southeast Asians descend from four ancient populations

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Southeast Asians descend from four ancient populations

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Scientists uncover mysteries of ancient culture after studying oldest DNA ever from Africa

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Scientists uncover mysteries of ancient culture after studying oldest DNA ever from Africa

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Family tree linking 13 million people reveals story of migration in Europe and North America

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Family tree linking 13 million people reveals story of migration in Europe and North America

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WHAT DO WE KNOW ABOUT OUR ANCESTORS?

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WHAT DO WE KNOW ABOUT OUR ANCESTORS?

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DNA helps unravel the story behind past human migrations

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DNA helps unravel the story behind past human migrations

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Interactive tool reveals the amount of hunter-gatherer DNA in your family tree

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Interactive tool reveals the amount of hunter-gatherer DNA in your family tree

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DNA study dates Eurasian split from East Asians to 36,200 years ago

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DNA study dates Eurasian split from East Asians to 36,200 years ago

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Researchers reveal interactive global map of human genetic history

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Researchers reveal interactive global map of human genetic history

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Mixing It Up 50,000 Years Ago — Who Slept With Whom?

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Mixing It Up 50,000 Years Ago — Who Slept With Whom?

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Preliminary findings of 10,000 human genome study published

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Preliminary findings of 10,000 human genome study published

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Genome study: 180 million genetic variants found in 9,772 individuals

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Genome study: 180 million genetic variants found in 9,772 individuals

Preliminary findings of the GenomeIndia project, which genotyped 10,074 healthy and unrelated Indians from 85 populations — 32 tribal and 53 non-tribal populations — across India, were published in the …

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There Was Once A Green Sahara! Ancient DNA Reveals Lost North African Lineage

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There Was Once A Green Sahara! Ancient DNA Reveals Lost North African Lineage

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Humans and Neanderthals met often, but only one event matters

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Humans and Neanderthals met often, but only one event matters

In 2010 researchers at the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology, in Leipzig, published the genome of Homo neanderthalensis, a species known in less progressive days as Neanderthal man. They …

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Ryukyu islanders have ancestors from Shandong

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Ryukyu islanders have ancestors from Shandong

Through nuclear genome research, Chinese scientists have recently discovered that people from the Ryukyu Islands have ancestral roots in Shandong province. On Feb 3, Nature Communications published online the research …

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Ryukyu islanders have ancestors from Shandong

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Ryukyu islanders have ancestors from Shandong

Through nuclear genome research, Chinese scientists have recently discovered that people from the Ryukyu Islands have ancestral roots in Shandong province. On Feb 3, Nature Communications published online the research …

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DNA study cracks centuries-old mystery over origin of languages spoken by half the world

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DNA study cracks centuries-old mystery over origin of languages spoken by half the world

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Help! A DNA Test Has Shattered Everything I Thought I Knew About My Family.

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Help! A DNA Test Has Shattered Everything I Thought I Knew About My Family.

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Archaeologists shocked to discover first women-centric community in Europe

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Archaeologists shocked to discover first women-centric community in Europe

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10,000 human genomes database launched

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10,000 human genomes database launched

India has completed and made available a year-long compilation of 10,000 human genomes from India, representing 83 population groups, or about 2% of the country’s 4,600 population groups as a …

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DNA study reveals secrets of migrations across Europe 2000 years ago

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DNA study reveals secrets of migrations across Europe 2000 years ago

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DNA helps uncover ancient ordinary families linked through marriage

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DNA helps uncover ancient ordinary families linked through marriage

Guo Jingning, director of the Beijing Institute of Archaeology, with students who worked as interns, at the Liulihe Site in Beijing in June. "We all know that King Wu of …

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Neanderthals and humans mated more recently than we thought! Ancient species interbred with our ancestors within the past 50,000 years, study finds - rewriting the story of our evolution

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Neanderthals and humans mated more recently than we thought! Ancient species interbred with our ancestors within the past 50,000 years, study finds - rewriting the story of our evolution

After humans first migrated out of Africa about 60,000 years ago, we started having sex with Neanderthals – a now extinct archaic but closely-related species. She may have been among …

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Oldest human DNA helps pinpoint when early humans interbred with Neanderthals

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Oldest human DNA helps pinpoint when early humans interbred with Neanderthals

Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Martin Schutt/picture alliance/Getty Images A broader study on Neanderthal ancestry, published Thursday in the journal Science, that analyzed information from the genomes …

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‘Well, who are we?’ Ancient bones, genes help pinpoint when humans and Neanderthals mixed and mingled

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‘Well, who are we?’ Ancient bones, genes help pinpoint when humans and Neanderthals mixed and mingled

This fragment of a skull of an ancient woman dubbed Zlaty kun, found in the Czech Republic, helped researchers pinpoint when humans and Neanderthals mated. Neanderthals and humans probably mixed …

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Oldest human DNA helps pinpoint when early humans interbred with Neanderthals

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Oldest human DNA helps pinpoint when early humans interbred with Neanderthals

Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Martin Schutt/picture alliance/Getty Images A broader study on Neanderthal ancestry, published Thursday in the journal Science, that analyzed information from the genomes …

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Ancient genes pinpoint when humans and Neanderthals mixed and mingled

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Ancient genes pinpoint when humans and Neanderthals mixed and mingled

NEW YORK — Neanderthals and humans likely mixed and mingled during a narrow time frame 45,000 years ago, scientists reported Thursday. “Genetic data from these samples really helps us paint …

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Breakthrough studies unveil traits of early Europeans and narrow timeline of breeding with Neanderthals

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Breakthrough studies unveil traits of early Europeans and narrow timeline of breeding with Neanderthals

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Pinning down the details of how and when Neanderthals and homo sapiens interbred

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Pinning down the details of how and when Neanderthals and homo sapiens interbred

Pinning down the details of how and when Neanderthals and homo sapiens interbred Tens of thousands of years ago, modern humans mated with Neanderthals. ARI SHAPIRO, HOST: Look at the …

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CCMB study finds link between Nicobarese, Htin Mal

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CCMB study finds link between Nicobarese, Htin Mal

Hyderabad: A genetic study by researchers from the Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology, Hyderabad, has discovered a genetic link between the Nicobarese, about 25,000 people living in the Nicobar …

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New research sheds light on genetic heritage of the Nicobarese

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New research sheds light on genetic heritage of the Nicobarese

The 25,000-strong Nicobarese population appears to have a significant ancestral connection with Austroasiatic populations across South and Southeast Asia and, they could have settled in the region only about 5,000 …

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Discovery of 1.5 million-year-old footprints shows two different human ancestors lived alongside each other

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Discovery of 1.5 million-year-old footprints shows two different human ancestors lived alongside each other

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The Whole Story of How Humans Evolved From Great Apes

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The Whole Story of How Humans Evolved From Great Apes

THIS ARTICLE IS republished from The Conversation under a Creative Commons license. Its fossilized anatomy offered evidence of early human upright walking—and 50 years later, in the Afar region of …

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Their DNA survives in diverse populations across the world – but who were the Denisovans?

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Their DNA survives in diverse populations across the world – but who were the Denisovans?

It started with a finger bone found in a cave in the Altai mountains in Siberia in the late 2000s. Modern humans later evolved in Africa, spread across the globe, …

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New DNA evidence rewrites long-told stories of people in ancient Pompeii

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New DNA evidence rewrites long-told stories of people in ancient Pompeii

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New DNA evidence rewrites long-told stories of people in ancient Pompeii

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New DNA evidence rewrites long-told stories of people in ancient Pompeii

When a volcanic eruption buried the ancient city of Pompeii, the last desperate moments of its citizens were preserved in stone for centuries. But new DNA evidence suggests things were …

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Long-held beliefs about ancient residents of Pompeii debunked by DNA testing

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Long-held beliefs about ancient residents of Pompeii debunked by DNA testing

DNA testing of some inhabitants of the buried city of Pompeii has found popular narratives around their identities and relationships are largely wrong, a study finds. Pompeii's status as a …

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New DNA evidence upends what we thought we knew about Pompeii victims

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New DNA evidence upends what we thought we knew about Pompeii victims

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New DNA evidence rewrites long-told stories of people in ancient Pompeii

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New DNA evidence rewrites long-told stories of people in ancient Pompeii

When a volcanic eruption buried the ancient city of Pompeii, the last desperate moments of its citizens were preserved in stone for centuries. But new DNA evidence suggests things were …

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AncestryDNA Genetic Testing Kits Are $40 On Amazon

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AncestryDNA Genetic Testing Kits Are $40 On Amazon

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Genome study cracks mystery of Japan’s first inhabitants

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Genome study cracks mystery of Japan’s first inhabitants

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Chinese, US scientists identify gene flow of modern humans with Neanderthals

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Chinese, US scientists identify gene flow of modern humans with Neanderthals

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Chinese, US scientists identify gene flow of modern humans with Neanderthals

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Chinese, US scientists identify gene flow of modern humans with Neanderthals

NANJING -- A collaborative team of scientists from China and the United States has found ample evidence for gene flow between modern human and its prehistoric cousin Neanderthals. The result …

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Sex and marriage patterns in an ancient empire revealed by DNA

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Sex and marriage patterns in an ancient empire revealed by DNA

Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Institute of Archaeological Sciences/Eötvös Loránd University Múzeum “What surprised me most was the simple fact that these people in the cemeteries are …

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Bird species exploded after dinos’ doom, largest yet bird genetics study says

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Bird species exploded after dinos’ doom, largest yet bird genetics study says

The largest-ever study of bird genomes has produced a remarkably clear picture of the bird family tree. Published in the journal Nature today, our study shows that most of the …

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Study reveals new ‘family tree' for all birds living today

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Study reveals new ‘family tree' for all birds living today

The largest-ever study of bird genomes has produced a remarkably clear picture of the bird family tree. Published in the journal Nature today, our study shows that most of the …

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After 10 years of work, landmark study reveals new ‘tree of life’ for all birds living today

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After 10 years of work, landmark study reveals new ‘tree of life’ for all birds living today

Adelaide/Sydney, The largest-ever study of bird genomes has produced a remarkably clear picture of the bird family tree. Published in the journal Nature today, our study shows that most of …

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We have been wrong about how birds evolved on Earth

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We have been wrong about how birds evolved on Earth

Scientists have unveiled a new chapter in the evolutionary saga of birds, the last surviving dinosaurs after the doomsday meteor slammed Earth 65 million years ago. Despite the advent of …

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What our ancestors’ genomes can tell us about modern health | Explained

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What our ancestors’ genomes can tell us about modern health | Explained

February 16, 2024 10:30 am | Updated February 19, 2024 05:17 pm IST Where did we come from? Studies of such ancestral DNA have provided glimpses into the genetic diversity …

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What 100,000-year-old footprints in Morocco tell us about early humans

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What 100,000-year-old footprints in Morocco tell us about early humans

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Genetic studies: Let’s cast a wider DNA net

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Genetic studies: Let’s cast a wider DNA net

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Ancient human DNA hints at why a modern disease affects so many northern Europeans today

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Ancient human DNA hints at why a modern disease affects so many northern Europeans today

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Ancient DNA reveals reason for high MS and Alzheimer’s rates in Europe – study

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How Neanderthal DNA got ‘diluted’ among Europeans finally found

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How Neanderthal DNA got ‘diluted’ among Europeans finally found

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Scientists may have untangled a mystery of Neanderthal ancestry

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Scientists may have untangled a mystery of Neanderthal ancestry

Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. CNN — A new analysis of ancient genomes is deepening scientists’ understanding of the Neanderthal DNA carried by human populations in Europe …

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People of African ancestry are poorly represented in genetic studies. This effort will change that

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People of African ancestry are poorly represented in genetic studies. This effort will change that

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Scientists discover evidence of extinct species of humans

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Scientists discover evidence of extinct species of humans

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We carry DNA from extinct cousins like Neanderthals. Science is now revealing their genetic legacy

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We carry DNA from extinct cousins like Neanderthals. Science is now revealing their genetic legacy

Neanderthals live on within us. “The result today is, for some people, that our immune systems are oversensitive, and sometimes they turn on themselves.” Similarly, a gene associated with blood …

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We carry DNA from extinct cousins like Neanderthals. Science is now revealing their genetic legacy

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We carry DNA from extinct cousins like Neanderthals. Science is now revealing their genetic legacy

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