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Modern humans evolved from an 80-20 mixture of two deep streams
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John Hawks
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Aug. 25, 2026, 7:54 p.m.
Human Evolution
genome research
stem lineages
genetic ancestry
Summary
Recent genome research suggests that modern humans evolved from two distinct lineages that split approximately 1.5 million years ago and later recombined around 300,000 years ago. This finding may reshape our understanding of human evolution.
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