Up to 6% of the genes now found in modern New Guineans and 3-5% of the DNA of aboriginal Australians is made up of Denisovan DNA, scientists have discovered. Facebook Twitter Pinterest A molar tooth found at Denisova Cave. A further 1,500 Denisova bone samples were prepared by her and then taken to Manchester. And I had been prepared for the worst.”Facebook Twitter Pinterest Site of the Denisova Cave in Altai Mountains of southern Siberia. Descendants of these unions, carrying small amounts of Denisovan DNA, went on to settle in Melanesia and Australia thousands of years ago.

Source: The Guardian November 24, 2018 16:01 UTC