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East Asians are genetically similar to their ancient ancestors

Details: Category: Latest; Created: Wednesday, 22 March 2017 18:21; Last Updated: Wednesday, 22 March 2017 18:21; Published: Wednesday, 22 March 2017 18:21; Written by Nancy Kiser

For the first time, scientists have been able to extract DNA from ancient East Asian bones and compare it to the DNA of the people there today. It turns out that modern East Asians, unlike Europeans, are very genetically similar to their ancestors — and this information tells us more about the origins of farming and how populations migrated or stayed put. Click here to read the entire article in The Verge.