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On the Trail of the Denisovans (Published 2024)

By Carl Zimmer · The New York Times · March 2024

On the Trail of the Denisovans (Published 2024)

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"DNA has shown that the extinct humans thrived around the world, from chilly Siberia to high-altitude Tibet, perhaps even in the Pacific islands."

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