‘A history of contact’: Princeton geneticists are rewriting the narrative of Neanderthals and other ancient humans. DNA from 3 Neanderthals and 1 Denisovan establishes that from the time our ancestors evolved -- about 250,000 years ago -- until the Neanderthals disappeared, they were swapping DNA.
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Princeton University
‘A history of contact’: Princeton geneticists are rewriting the narrative of Neanderthals and other ancient humans
Modern humans and Neanderthals interacted over a 200,000-year period, says geneticist Joshua Akey.
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The human genome is filled with flecks of DNA left behind by viruses that infected primate ancestors tens of millions of years ago. Scientists used to think they were harmless, but new research shows that, when reawakened, they help cancer survive and thrive.
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Ancient viruses fuel modern-day cancers
Tens of millions of years ago, ancient viruses infected our primate ancestors, leaving flecks of DNA that made their way into the human genome. A new study
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