Study: Just 7 Percent of Our DNA Is Special to Modern Humans
Study: Just 7 Percent of Our DNA Is Special to Modern Humans The URL has been copied to your clipboard 0:00 0:04:44 0:00 Pop-out player A new study finds that just seven percent of the genome, or all genes, of modern humans is special to that group. It suggests today’s humans are extremely similar genetically to their ancestors from tens of thousands of years ago. The research appeared in the publication Science Advances. “That’s a pretty small percentage,” says Nathan Schaefer, a biologist, or life scientist, at the University of California, and a leader of the research. “This kin...