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Homo sapiens-specific evolution unveiled by ancient southern African genomes.

Nature - 1 Feb 2026

Jakobsson Mattias, Bernhardsson Carolina, McKenna James, Hollfelder Nina, Vicente Mario, Edlund Hanna, Coutinho Alexandra, Sjödin Per, Brink James, Zipfel Bernhard, Malmström Helena, Lombard Marlize, Schlebusch Carina M

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Homo sapiens evolved hundreds of thousands of years ago in Africa, later spreading across the globe1, but the early evolutionary process is debated2-6. Here we present whole-genome sequencing data for 28 ancient southern African individuals, including six individuals with 25× to 7.2× genome coverage, dated to between 10,200 and 150 calibrated years before present (cal. BP). All ancient southern Africans dated to...

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PMID: 41339558
DOI: 10.1038/s41586-025-09811-4
PMCID: PMC12872451

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