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01/06/2011: Fossil link to unknown human group found


A 30,000-year-old fossil finger bone found in a Siberian cave belongs to a previously unknown strain of humans, scientists say.  The surprising discovery came after researchers analyzed unusually well-preserved DNA from the bone.  Scientists have named the new species Denisovians.  Click here to read more about it in Independent.ie.

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