Tuesday, April 7, 2020

Fossil teeth yield oldest genetic material from extinct human species

SCIENCE-GENETICS/

Scientists have extracted from dental enamel the oldest human genetic material ever obtained, helping clarify the pivotal place in the human evolutionary lineage of a mysterious extinct species called Homo antecessor known from Spanish cave fossils.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/genetic-material-extinct-humans-1.5524407?cmp=rss

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