Ancient Homo erectus teeth from China yield protein variants seen in Denisovans—and us

Ancient Homo erectus teeth from China yield protein variants seen in Denisovans—and us

Six teeth roughly 400,000 years old have yielded some of the first ancient proteins thought to belong to Homo erectus, providing molecular clues to their relationships with other…

Analysis of Tooth Enamel Proteins Found a Uniquely Denisovan Gene in Homo Erectus Individuals Who Lived in China 400,000 Years Ago

Distinct form of tooth protein in Homo erectus shows up in Denisovans—and us.