Scientists reconstruct genome from 45,000-year-old skeleton
Leipzig, Germany (UPI) Oct 23, 2014 - Scientists have reconstructed the oldest known human genome after finding the bones of a 45,000-year-old man in Siberia. The findings allowed scientists to further confirm that early humans and Neanderthals mixed and had children, said the researchers of the study published in Nature. "What's exciting about this paper is that it's looking at a very ancient modern human who would ... more

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