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Nobel prize winner Svante Paabo's DNA discoveries offer clues as to what makes us human
In other words, Paabo has been awarded the prestigious prize for having sequenced the genomes of…
PTI
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3 species of human ancestors may have mixed and mingled in one Siberian cave 45,000 years ago - altering our evolution
A study suggests our mysterious cousins, the Denisovans, first occupied Denisova Cave. Then Neander…
Aylin Woodward
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If you want to eat like your paleo ancestors, stop cutting out all carbs, a new study suggests
Advocates of the paleo diet assume that our human ancestors had a meat-heavy, low-carb diet. But re…
Aylin Woodward,Gabby Landsverk
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Humans and Neanderthals only had sex for a brief period, but it still fundamentally changed our DNA
Scientists studied ancient humans and learned humans and Neanderthals started interbreeding 47,000 …
Jenny McGrath
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A genetic advantage inherited from Neanderthals could give some people a 22% lower risk of severe COVID-19
The remnants of Neanderthal DNA are more common in people from Europe and Asia. They could confer a…
Aria Bendix
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Anthropologists have found the oldest skull of one our of earliest human ancestors. The 3.8-million-year-old fossil changes our understanding of human history.
They discovered an almost complete skull split into two major pieces - the upper jaw bone was separ…
Aylin Woodward
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The modern human brain may only be 40,000 years old, scientists say
What's remarkable about the find is that our brain shape changes track almost perfectly with the de…
Hilary Brueck
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These brilliant scientists each won $3 million for discovering a way to turn brain cells on or off using light
Plus, a new prize was introduced this year for "junior researchers." It was awarded to 18-year-old …
Tanya Lewis
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A government-funded research project using insects to genetically modify crops could trigger a 'biological arms race,' scientists warn
Over the past two years, scientists at a number of universities, including Pennsylvania State Unive…
Peter Kotecki
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400,000-Year-Old Hominin DNA Throws Everything We Know About Human Evolution Into Disarray
This builds upon other findings, presented Nov. 18 at a meeting on ancient DNA at the Royal Society…
Jennifer Welsh
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300,000-year-old skulls that look shockingly like us could rewrite the human origin story
A bit more digging revealed a nearly-complete skull, which the miners turned over to their field do…
Erin Brodwin
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Researchers Just Released The First High-Quality Neanderthal Genome Sequence
"We are in the process of comparing this Neanderthal genome to the Denisovan genome as well as to t…