In recent weeks, archeological dig sites
in Siberia have produced an ancient human femur bone has been found. Genetic
sequencing of the leg bone dates it back to about 45,000 years ago. This is one
of the oldest Human Genome pieces ever found. The Ust’-Ishim
man has helped the mapping of ancient human migratory patterns out of Africa,
which these scientists think may have started around 60,000 years ago.
After sequencing of the bone, the scientists on this
project also concluded that this ancient human is related to modern Asians, and
early Europeans from 1,000’s of years ago. There was also Neanderthal DNA found
which helps show that old humans interbred with the close relative. Around this
time, it seems that there was a large amount of interbreeding between these two
types of Humans.
Original Article: http://www.the-scientist.com/?articles.view/articleNo/41315/title/45-000-Year-Old-Bone-Sequenced/
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