Remains recovered from a cave in the Chinese province of Yunnan more than 10 years ago have finally given up their secrets, with a DNA analysis revealing not just who left them, but ultimately where their ancestors would go.
Although Mengzi Ren is more closely related to today's southern Chinese populations than those in the north, she has less in common with people who now live across Asia's southeast, suggesting there were already well structured, diversified populations in the region thousands of years ago.That's not to say Asia was populated from the bottom up.
Linking Mengzi Ren's DNA with sequences from this northern population means there is now strong evidence of ties between not just modern Asian populations and America's First Nations, but ancient Asian lineages as well. "Such data will not only help us paint a more complete picture of how our ancestors migrate but also contain important information about how humans change their physical appearance by adapting to local environments over time, such as the variations in skin color in response to changes in sunlight exposure,"If all goes to plan, Mingzi Ren won't be alone in having her genes deciphered.
Within those bones we'll no doubt uncover more details of how today's human population traveled, settled, and explored every inch of our planet.
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