Mounting evidence from genome studies indicates that, contrary to received wisdom, our species has undergone profound ...

Two of the traits that set modern humans apart from non-human primates are taller stature and a higher basal metabolic rate. Publishing in Cell Genomics, researchers have identified a genetic variant ...

New Insights Into the Denisovans: New Hominin Group That Interbred With Modern Day Humans Nov. 8, 2024 — Scientists believe individuals of the most recently discovered 'hominin' group (the ...

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Despite its proximity to other groups of Neanderthals and the era’s modern humans, the lineage of the specimen, dubbed ...

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Learn about our Editorial Policies. Over the course of evolution, several groups of ancient viruses colonized our ancestors’ genomes, leaving thousands of fragments of viral code in modern-day human ...

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