Sunday, November 9, 2014

Human Fossil Helps Determine Ancient Migratory Patterns.

             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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