The Results Were Surprising
“That’s when we recognized there was something a bit odd about this bone,” Slon continued. In fact, the results were so surprising that she was originally convinced she had made a mistake. Had she somehow manipulated the data without realizing it? Or had the sample maybe been altered in the laboratory?
The Results Were Surprising
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It Wasn’t The End Of It
Slon eventually understood, however, that he had made no error. Her mother had Neanderthal DNA, but her father was a Denisovan, according to the research. That wasn’t the end of it, though. The paleogeneticist determined the girl’s genetic makeup was surprisingly diverse as a whole while studying the bone piece.
It Wasn’t The End Of It
