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Nature October 2014 PMID 25341783

Genome sequence of a 45,000-year-old modern human from western Siberia.

Qiaomei Fu, Heng Li, Priya Moorjani, Flora Jay, Sergey M Slepchenko, Aleksei A Bondarev, Philip L F Johnson, Ayinuer Aximu-Petri, Kay Prüfer, Cesare de Filippo, Matthias Meyer, Nicolas Zwyns, Domingo C Salazar-García, Yaroslav V Kuzmin, Susan G Keates

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Discussions express enthusiasm about the discovery, with users mentioning how it prompts questions about early human migration and Neanderthal interactions, using phrases like 'more complicated questions' and references to the Ust’ishim man’s significance. The tone combines curiosity and appreciation for the scientific advancements, emphasizing the discovery’s contribution to understanding our evolutionary history.

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  • The study presents the genome of a 45,000-year-old modern human male from Siberia, living during a time when early populations in Eurasia were still separating.
  • The individual has similar levels of Neanderthal ancestry as present-day Eurasians, but the Neanderthal DNA segments are much longer, suggesting gene flow from Neanderthals into his ancestors occurred 7,000 to 13,000 years before he lived.
  • Researchers estimated mutation rates for autosomal DNA, Y chromosome, and mitochondrial DNA, providing insights into the timeline of human evolution and Neanderthal interactions.]
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Genome sequence of a 45,000-year-old modern human from western Siberia | Nature https://t.co/WNyxbyEEbn

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The genome sequence of a 45,000-year-old modern human from western #Siberia. https://t.co/rvlThEwkgu This was #Ustishim (Ust'ishim) man found in 2008; offering more complicated questions about what may have happened between those #OutofAfrica & those becoming #Eurasian. https://t.co/7lpFnPuQ3R

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The genome sequence of a 45,000-year-old modern human from western #Siberia. https://t.co/rvlThEwkgu This was #Ustishim (Ust'ishim) man found in 2008; offering more complicated questions about what may have happened between those #OutofAfrica & those becoming #Eurasian. https://t.co/7lpFnPuQ3R

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Genome sequence of a 45,000-year-old modern human from western Siberia | Nature https://t.co/WNyxbyEEbn

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