New technique pinpoints human DNA inherited from 'ghost' ancestors
A new genetic analysis technique has identified traces of previously unknown 'ghost' ancestors in the DNA of modern humans.
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A new genetic analysis technique has identified traces of previously unknown 'ghost' ancestors in the DNA of modern humans.
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