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By analyzing the DNA of living men and women in today’s West Africa, scientists have discovered a new branch of humanity. Until recently, our knowledge of human lineage came primarily from the study of fossils, but with rapid advances in understanding DNA and the human genome, scientists are beginning to make discoveries without physical fossil evidence. Plus, learn the English phrase “for the most part.”
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By analyzing the DNA of living men and women in today’s West Africa, scientists have discovered a new branch of humanity. Until recently, our knowledge of human lineage came primarily from the study of fossils, but with rapid advances in understanding DNA and the human genome, scientists are beginning to make discoveries without physical fossil evidence. Plus, learn the English phrase “for the most part.”
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