DNA of unknown human species found in Pacific Islanders
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By Stephen Morgan 21 hours ago in Science
By analyzing the DNA of Pacific Islanders, scientists have discovered clear evidence for the existence of a new, previously unknown human species – a discovery which could change our understanding of human evolution.
It would certainly be quite strange to come home one day and say, "Hi darling. Guess what, I just met another species of human beings in the supermarket." In fact, it is often difficult to grasp the idea of there being different species of humans at all. We are so used to being the only, single type.
So one way to think about it is to look at other animals, for example, the horse family. In the Equidae family one finds horses, donkeys and zebras, and, in the past, there were many more species. The same is true of us. We weren't always alone. There were other types of us, although not necessarily with stripes.
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