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  1. 9-Sep-2026
    #Denisovan radius (bone) discovered for first time in Southwest #China

    researchers employed a novel proteomic strategy to identify additional #hominin bones from a Paleolithic site called Bianfu Cave in Yunnan Province. #Paleoproteomic analysis confirmed five hominin remains as #Denisovans, helping fill the distribution gap of Denisovans in Southwest China.

    eurekalert.org/news-releases/1

    #science #humanEvolution #paleoAnthropology

  2. Gene That Differs Between Humans and Neanderthals Could Shed Light On The Species Disappearance Mouse Study Suggests

     Allan Henderson (CC BY 2.0) A gene called ASDL, which helps synthesize DNA, differs between modern humans and our extinct human relatives. The findings could shed light on why Neanderthals vanished. A protein that helps synthesize DNA is different in modern humans than it is in Neanderthals and Denisovans  our closest extinct relatives  and new experiments in mice genetically modified to express the modern human version hint that this may have made us behave differently…….Continue […]

    onlinemarketingscoops.com/2026

  3. Two ancient leg bones from Taiwan just got ID’d as Denisovan via protein analysis, and one individual may have stood nearly 6’3”. Why so big, so far south? Still an open question. #Denisovans #Paleoanthropology #HumanEvolution anthropology.net/p/two-leg-bon