Denisovans

2 statements across 1 episodes · 0 bullish · 0 bearish · 1 people on the record · first statement Jan 2, 2019 by David Reich · across every show →

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Jan 2, 2019
Assertion Supported
Reich: Unidentified Denisovan fossils are already sitting in East Asian museums
“Well, I think it's almost certainly the case that there has been a fossil record found, and it's staring us in the face in museums all around East Asia. So I think if you go to Southern China, or you go to Southeast Asia, or you go to parts of Russia, you will…”
David Reich Jan 2, 2019 ▶ 12:03 a16z Podcast | The Scientific Revolution of Ancient DNA
Jan 2, 2019
Assertion Partly supported
Reich: Modern populations in Oceania carry 3% to 5% Denisovan DNA
“People in New Guinea and Australia and the Philippines have about three to five percent of their DNA derived from Denisovans, archaic Denisovans who interbred with modern humans as modern humans settled these places.”
David Reich Jan 2, 2019 ▶ 12:52 a16z Podcast | The Scientific Revolution of Ancient DNA
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