Phys.org·3 min read·hard
New technique pinpoints human DNA inherited from 'ghost' ancestors
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University of California - Berkeley
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UC Berkeley researchers have developed a new technique called TRACE to identify DNA inherited from 'ghost' archaic human ancestors. The study reveals that modern humans carry approximately 1% of DNA from these unknown lineages, which diverged from the human line around 800,000 years ago.
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