Our Human Ancestors Very Nearly Went Extinct 900,000 Years Ago, Genetics Suggest

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Our Human Ancestors Very Nearly Went Extinct 900,000 Years Ago, Genetics Suggest

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Archaeology@kbin.social · 1 year ago

A study proposes that the population that gave rise to modern humans may have been reduced to roughly 1,300 reproducing individuals

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