Month: August 2020

Humans Carry DNA From a Mysterious Species

Researchers from Cornell University (Melissa Hubisz and Amy Williams) Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory (Adam Siepel), analyzed genomes from two Neanderthals, a Denisovan, and two African humans to identify segments of DNA that came from other species. Using a genetic analysis algorithm developed by the scientists it has revealed that today’s humans carry the genes of an unknown […]