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News Release 11-181
Evolution's Past Is Modern Human's Present
Mandenka, Biaka and San tested for DNA evidence of ancient interbreeding inside Africa
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National Science Foundation-funded scientists studied DNA sequence data from three sub-Saharan African populations to test whether their ancient, anatomically-modern relatives interbred with "archaic" humans inside Africa.
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