Ancient DNA helps reveal the tangled branches of the human family tree. Not only did our ancestors live alongside other human species, they mated with them, too.
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Thousands of ancient genomes have been sequenced to date. A Nobel Prize highlights tremendous opportunities for aDNA, as well as challenges related to rapid growth, equity and misinformation.
The Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine for 2022 has been awarded to Svante Pääbo, whose discoveries have been pivotal to the way we understand our evolutionary history.
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Professor in Molecular Archaeology, Department of Archaeology and Classical Studies, Stockholm University
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Associate Professor of Anthropology, Rice University
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Professor at the Lewis-Sigler Institute for Integrative Genomics, Princeton University
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Professor in Evolutionary Genetics, Centre for Palaeogenetics, Stockholm University