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SCI & TECH● LOW1h ago · Oct 5, 2026, 3:00 PM

Extinct yak relative discovered from DNA in Denisova cave

New Scientist · east asia

Genetic analysis of hundreds of tiny bone fragments found in the same cave that yielded the first fossil remains of the Denisovans has revealed that the region was once also home to a previously unknown species of yak

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