Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A July 2019 PMID 31300536

Using hominin introgression to trace modern human dispersals.

João C Teixeira, Alan Cooper

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The discussions reveal strong support and curiosity about how ancient interbreeding shaped modern populations, exemplified by positive comments like 'fascinating' and questions about specific DNA evidence, where words like 'mind-blowing' and 'complexity' reflect high interest and recognition of the research’s significance.

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The dispersal of modern humans from Africa around 55-50,000 years ago is recorded through genetic evidence of interbreeding with hominin groups like Neandertals and Denisovans, which is preserved in current human genomes.
In Asia, this process was particularly complex, involving at least three different hominin groups, with Denisovans being the only one currently identified, and multiple interbreeding events confirmed east of Wallace's Line.
Despite evidence of early and widespread hominin presence in Asia, archaeological and fossil data suggest that archaic hominins did not spread as far as the Sahul continent (New Guinea, Australia, Tasmania), leaving some genetic findings in those regions still unclear.]

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@TeixeiraJoaoC I read your paper “Using hominin introgression to trace modern human dispersals” it was really interesting! I know our understanding of DNA changes rapidly, can I ask is the existence of“extinct hominin 1” still supported by DNA? Any help greatly appreciated!

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