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Stem cells may reveal how Neanderthal DNA works in modern humans
Many of us carry DNA inherited from Neanderthals, but we can’t be sure how it affects us. Stem cells with Neanderthal DNA could tell us
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Origin of our species: Why humans were once so much more diverse
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DNA from another mystery human ancestor lingers in some people
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Neanderthals ambushed cave bears as they awoke from hibernation
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Our ancestors mated with the mystery ‘Denisovan’ people – twice
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Neanderthals made the oldest cave art in the world
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The tamed ape: were humans the first animal to be domesticated?
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Rare wooden tools show that Neanderthals got creative with fire
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Someone made advanced stone tools in India 172,000 years ago
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Ancient skull from China may rewrite the origins of our species
The 260,000-year-old Dali skull was found in China, but it looks a lot like the earliest known members of our species – which were found in Africa
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Who are you? How the story of human origins is being rewritten
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Child tooth is fourth fossil clue to mysterious Denisovan humans
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We may have mated with Neanderthals more than 219,000 years ago
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Meet ‘Neo’, the most complete skeleton of Homo naledi ever found
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