Current Biology
Volume 24, Issue 18, 22 September 2014, Pages R845-R848
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Human Evolution: Genomic Gifts from Archaic Hominins

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The dispersal of humans throughout the world was accompanied by adaptations to local environments. New research shows that a previously identified haplotype of the EPAS1 gene, which allows Tibetans to live at high altitude, was inherited from archaic hominin ancestors.

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