Ghost DNA in Living Humans Reveals Two Unknown Ancient Human Lineages
discovermagazine - Learn how researchers uncovered two ancient human lineages without sequenced ancient DNA from either population.
AI Summary: Genomic analyses detected contributions from two previously unidentified "ghost" lineages in modern human DNA, indicating that ancient populations interbred more widely than the fossil record alone had suggested. The findings reshape models of prehistoric population structure, revealing hidden ancestry signals from extinct groups that persist in living people.
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