Topic: Svante Paabo
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Mysterious X Woman finds place on humans' family tree
Genetic research shows her branch contributed to gene pool of today's Melanesians, who live on a broad arc of Pacific islands. X Woman is helping researchers grasp ancient migration patterns.
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Cavemen among us: Some humans are 4 percent Neanderthal
A new study concludes that humans mated with Neanderthals 50,000 to 80,000 years ago, leaving traces of the Neanderthal genome in some modern humans.
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X Woman: Not human, not Neanderthal, what is she?
Scientists have found evidence of what might be a 'new creature' that is neither Neanderthal nor human. X Woman could revise theories about human ancestors and when they left Africa.
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New experiments push evolution in ways Darwin never expected
Column: Advances in DNA research enhance basic concepts of evolution.
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