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New Human Species Discovered Resembling Mankind 'Dragon Man'
A skull, recently discovered in North-Eastern China represents a new species of ancient people, resembling humans than Neanderthals. Scientists revealed that the skull conserved for more than 140,000 years, can alter the basic understanding of human evolution. The Researchers' team calls the species as 'Homo longi' or 'Dragon Man', because of its origin of discovery.
Tags: ancient, Researchers, China, Dragon man, Neanderthal
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Neanderthals' Gut Microbiota Found In Modern Humans Improves Health: Study
In a surprising revelation, Italy's Bologna University researchers suggested that a gut microbiota once found in Neanderthals' intestine is still prevalent in present humans. Interestingly, Neanderthals had evolved into Homo Sapiens 7,00,000-year ago. The researchers compared the modern human gut microbiota to Neanderthals' DNA extracted from their 50,000-year-old fecal samples to find similarities. However, the scientists stated these… read-more
Tags: Italy, Bologna University, Neanderthal, Homo Sapiens, Gut Bacteria
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UK: Unearthed Teeth Hints Existence Of Neanderthal-Modern Human Ancestry
A recent study has revealed that teeth found in 1910 and 1911 at La Cotte de St Brelade in UK's Jersey came from a hybrid individual. Reportedly, the teeth that were discovered earlier believed to have belonged to a single Neanderthal individual. However, after tracing modern Homosapien characteristics, researchers suggest that Neanderthals were cross-bred individuals. Besides, they assume that the Jersey population could have had a… read-more
Tags: dual ancestry, Jersey, Neanderthal, Teeth
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