Wednesday, February 8, 2012

Entire genome of extinct human sequenced

The entire genome of an extinct human was reconstructed from a 30,000-year-old finger bone and posted on the web Tuesday. Scientists at a german institute  said they were able to sequence the genome of a Denisovan using DNA extracted from less than 10 milligrams of the finger bone. Fossils of the denovins which are closely related to the neandarathals.A year ago, researchers published the first rough draft of the genome of an archaic girl who lived in Denisova Cave in siberia from at least 30,000 years ago. One of the scientists said " the genome is very high quality" said one of the scientists.Archaeologists explore Denisova cave.jpeg

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