Oldest human genome comes from a Denisovan

Science. 2024 Jul 19;385(6706):240-241. doi: 10.1126/science.adr8007. Epub 2024 Jul 18.

Abstract

200,000-year-old DNA shows our now-extinct cousins mated with Neanderthals.

Publication types

  • News

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • DNA, Ancient*
  • Female
  • Fossils
  • Genome, Human*
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Neanderthals* / genetics
  • Siberia

Substances

  • DNA, Ancient