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400,000-year-old teeth reveal a hidden link in human evolution
2026-09-10
Analysis of more than 400,000-year-old Homo erectus teeth from China identified protein mutations suggesting East Asian populations belonged to an evolutionary group linked to Denisovans, including a variant previously associated with that group.
Why It Matters
The findings point to deeper genetic connections among ancient hominins that may have contributed to the ancestry of some modern East Asian populations.
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