A New Branch of the Human Family Tree -- Neither Modern Human Nor Neanderthal
A 30,000-year-old finger bone found in a cave in southern Siberia came from an extinct hominin who was neither an early modern human nor a Neanderthal, but belonged to a previously unknown group of human relatives who may have lived throughout much of Asia during the late Pleistocene epoch. The DNA extracted from the bone has yielded a draft genome sequence, enabling scientists to reach some startling conclusions about this extinct branch of the human family tree called "Denisovans" after the cave in Siberia where the fossils were found.
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<blockquote class="blockquote"><div class="italic"><i>Jim Toohey said:</i><br><br>Stick to astronomy, Guy.</div></blockquote><br>Finding hard evidence of an extinct carbon-based life form on a remote planet in the vastness of the universe has nothing to do with astronomy? ;>)
<blockquote class="blockquote"><div class="italic"><i>Tony Oswald said:</i><br><br><blockquote class="blockquote"><div class="italic"><i>Jim Toohey said:</i><br><br>Stick to astronomy, Guy.</div></blockquote><br>Finding hard evidence of an extinct carbon-based life form on a remote planet in the vastness of the universe has nothing to do with astronomy? ;>)</div></blockquote><br>But we cant cure cancer........
The evolution of life, especially human life, is one of the most interesting aspects of out universe.<br><br>Clear skies, Alan
I like the astronomy news, but I also appreciate the non-astronomy reports occasionally. It is a fascinating discovery.
a slow week for astronomy news. 8O
Hey ? Sounds better than the PiltDown Man a few years back???
