Thursday, March 25, 2010

Brother from Siberia - a possible new branch of ancient humans

Is human ancestor in Siberia new member of family tree? - thestar.com
NEW YORK, N.Y.—In the latest use of DNA to investigate the story of
humankind, scientists have decoded genetic material from an unidentified
human ancestor that lived in Siberia and concluded it might be a new
member of the human family tree.
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This undated photo provided by the journal Nature shows a view from a rock above Denisova cave to the excavation field camp in in Altai Mountains of southern Siberia. Scientists have decoded DNA from a human ancestor that lived in Siberia 30,000 to 50,000 years ago _ possibly a new member of the human family tree.
Excavation camp in Southern Siberia in the Altai Mountains.