In this interesting update of the fast moving field of ancient DNA analysis, National Geographic summarizes findings in Asia putting light on THREE recent ancestors: Neanderthals, Denisovans, and a third group thus far identified only through DNA analysis of living Southeast Asians.
The last line sums up the terrain well: ““My hunch is that there’s a few more interesting stories to come out of this region.”
Read the full article here.
My Takeaway?
The discovery of a fictional new species in ANYA is starting to look less and less liked sci-fi!