New hominin found via mtDNA
A previously unknown human ancestor may have coexisted with Neanderthals and early modern humans, German researchers report online in Nature today (March 24). Denisova cave from the outsideImage: Bence ViolaFor the first time, the scientists identified the novel hominin using mitochondrial gene sequencing of bone fragments, not fossils. The genomic analysis also revealed a hitherto-unknown migration from Africa to Eurasia just under one million years ago. "It's such a surprise," said linkurl:T
Mar 24, 2010
Alla Katsnelson
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