Science News for Kids » modern humans http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org Publication of the Society for Science & the Public Thu, 23 May 2013 17:00:53 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 DNA hints at ancient cousins http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2012/08/dna-hints-at-ancient-cousins/ http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2012/08/dna-hints-at-ancient-cousins/#comments Fri, 17 Aug 2012 18:45:21 +0000 Roberta Kwok http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/?p=13604 By analyzing the DNA of some modern-day Africans, scientists have found that our ancestors may have mated with an unknown, humanlike species thousands of years ago. Credit: Courtesy of Sarah Tishkoff

Scientists find evidence of an extinct humanlike species within modern-day Africans]]> By analyzing the DNA of some modern-day Africans, scientists have found that our ancestors may have mated with an unknown, humanlike species thousands of years ago. Credit: Courtesy of Sarah Tishkoff

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