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New technique clears up mysteries in extinct Denisovan human genome
MPIEAAncient DNA was extracted and analyzed using a novel sequencing approach.By Alan Boyle Follow @b0yleDegraded DNA molecules from a group of human relatives who went extinct tens of thousands of years have been reassembled using a new technique, yielding a genetic code for the mysterious Denisovans that meets the standard for modern humans.The findings are based on samples drawn from 40 milligrams of ground-up bone from a Siberian girl's finger. They confirm what scientists saw in a much less detailed genetic sequence they produced a couple of years ago and...
Published By: Cosmic Log - Thursday, 30 August, 2012
