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Denisovan DNA Shaped Papuans’ Immune System, New Study Shows
Modern humans have admixed with multiple species of archaic hominins. Papuans, in particular, owe up to 5% of their genome to Denisovans, a sister group to Neanderthals whose remains have only been identified in Siberia and Tibet. In Papuans, Denisovan DNA strongly and consistently affects immune cells and immune-related processes of potential evolutionary relevance, according to new research.https://www.sci.news/genetics/denisovan-dna-papuans-immune-system-11464.html

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Philippine Ayta Magbukon People Have Highest Amount of Denisovan DNA in the World

New research led by Uppsala University scientists suggests that there were multiple archaic human species that inhabited the Philippines prior to the arrival of anatomically modern Homo sapiens and that these archaic groups may have been genetically related.

http://www.sci-news.com/genetics/ayta-magbukon-denisovan-dna-09957.html