Denisovan

Mysterious Denisovan human species lived undisturbed in the mountains for 160,000 years

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High on the Tibetan Plateau, in the Baishiya Karst Cave, a fascinating ancient story of human survival unfolds. A recent study reveals that the Denisovans, an extinct species of humans, called this place home for thousands of years. Apart from their significant genetic contribution to modern humans, very little is known about the Denisovans. Somehow, … Read more

High-altitude cave used by Tibetan Buddhists yields fossil of Denisovan

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Enlarge / The Baishiya Karst Cave, where the recently analyzed samples were obtained. Group of Dongju Zhang (Lanzhou University) For over a century, we’ve had the opportunity to study Neanderthals: their bones, the stuff they left behind, their spread across Eurasia. When we finally sequenced their genome and discovered that we shared a genetic legacy … Read more