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Researchers identify traces of two ‘ghost’ ancestors in modern human DNA

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By Taylor Nicioli, CNN (CNN) — Clues emerging from DNA could unlock the mystery of human ancestors that are missing from the fossil record yet present in the genes of people living today.Scientists found evidence years ago that our species, Homo sapiens, had interbred with now-extinct human relative…

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    By Taylor Nicioli, CNN (CNN) — Clues emerging from DNA could unlock the mystery of human ancestors that are missing from the fossil record yet present in the genes of people living today.Scientists found evidence years ago that our species, Homo sapiens, had interbred with now-extinct human relative…

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