- The genetic heritage of the Denisovans may have left its mark on our mental health. The variant found in this zinc transporter, which is expressed in all tissues of the body, is associated with a greater predisposition to suffering from some psychiatric diseases. https://www.upf.edu/web/focus/noticies/-/asset_publisher/qOocsyZZDGHL/content/l-her%C3%A8ncia-gen%C3%A8tica-dels-denissovans-pot-haver-deixat-empremta-en-la-nostra-salut-mental/10193/maximized 65 comments science
- Denisovan in Laos https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-022-01372-0 2 comments anthropology
- Filipinos are descended from an ancient species of human beings who lived during the last Ice Age. The study reveals that the indigenous occupants of the Southeast Asian archipelago have the most Denisovan DNA in the world https://www.uu.se/en/news/article/?amp%3Blang=en&%3Btyp=artikel&id=17306 766 comments science
- An Indigenous people in the Philippines have the most Denisovan DNA https://www.sciencenews.org/article/indigenous-people-philippines-denisovan-dna-genetics?fbclid=IwAR1mZbFmgDC9XTbIfEdlenmCgFL-3r7S6K4lp_xPogXFcpaKtvTlAvxeXCc 3 comments anthropology
- Ancient Siberian cave hosted Neanderthals, Denisovans, and modern humans—possibly at the same time https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2021/06/ancient-siberian-cave-hosted-neanderthals-denisovans-and-modern-humans-possibly-same 7 comments science
- Denisovan DNA found in Tibetan Plateau https://science.sciencemag.org/content/370/6516/584 28 comments science
- Y chromosomes of Neanderthals and Denisovans now sequenced: Neanderthals have adopted male sex chromosome from modern humans https://www.mpg.de/15426102/neandertal-y-chromosome 5 comments science
- Denisovan, Neanderthal and Modern human genomes more similar than previously thought https://doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2020.0690 4 comments science
- Ancient sex between different human species influences modern-day health.It's just as well we Homo sapiens got some Neanderthal & Denisovan genes into our DNA. These ancient humans’ genetic exchange could be one of the major causes of adaptive evolution in humans, https://www.inverse.com/article/62293-neanderthal-densivoan-gene-inheritance-study 674 comments science
- Early humans domesticated themselves, new genetic evidence suggests, after they split from their extinct relatives, Neanderthals and Denisovans, approximately 600,000 years ago. Many of the same genes analyzed in the new study have also been under selection in other domesticated animals. https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2019/12/early-humans-domesticated-themselves-new-genetic-evidence-suggests 51 comments science
- Ancient DNA puts a face on the mysterious Denisovans, extinct cousins of Neanderthals https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2019/09/ancient-dna-puts-face-mysterious-denisovans-extinct-cousins-neanderthals?utm_campaign=newsfromscience&utm_source=jhubbard&utm_medium=twitter 25 comments science
- Denisovans are an extinct group of humans whose morphology remained unknown. For the first time, researchers have reconstructed their anatomy using DNA methylation maps. https://www.cell.com/cell/fulltext/s0092-8674(19)30954-7?_returnurl=https%3A%2F%2Flinkinghub.elsevier.com%2Fretrieve%2Fpii%2Fs0092867419309547%3Fshowall%3Dtrue 6 comments science
- Ancient DNA reveals the first glimpse of what a Denisovan may have looked like. Scientists have painted a portrait of a girl who belonged to the mysterious, humanlike population using a palette of DNA patterns. https://www.sciencenews.org/article/ancient-dna-reveals-first-glimpse-what-denisovan-girl-looked-like?utm_source=reddit&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=r_science 6 comments science
- Humans Interbred with Four Extinct Hominin Species, Research Finds: "As anatomically modern H. sapiens migrated out of Africa and around the rest of the world, they met and interbred with at least four different hominin species. Of these species, only Neanderthals & Denisovans are currently known." http://www.sci-news.com/othersciences/anthropology/humans-hominin-introgression-07438.html 327 comments worldnews
- Denisovans, a mysterious form of early humans, are traced to Tibet https://www.npr.org/2019/05/01/718729011/denisovans-a-mysterious-form-of-ancient-humans-are-traced-to-tibet 5 comments worldnews
- Denisovan Jawbone Discovered in a Cave in Tibet https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/01/science/denisovans-tibet-jawbone-dna.html 4 comments worldnews
- In 1980, a monk found a jawbone high up in a Tibetan cave. Now, a re-analysis shows the remains belonged to a Denisovan who died there 160,000 years ago. It's just the second known site where the extinct humans lived, and it shows they colonized extreme elevations long before our own ancestors did. http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/d-brief/2019/05/01/denisovans-tibetan-plateau-mandible/#.xmnttm9ki9y 1465 comments science
- First fossil jaw of Denisovans finally puts a face on elusive human relatives https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2019/05/first-fossil-jaw-denisovans-finally-puts-face-elusive-human-relatives 3 comments science
- Denisovan Jawbone Discovered in a Cave in Tibet https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/01/science/denisovans-tibet-jawbone-dna.html 3 comments science
- Denisovans were actually three distinct groups of ancient humans spread from Siberia to Indonesia, a sweeping new genetic analysis reveals. The last of their kind may have vanished just tens of thousands of years ago. http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/d-brief/2019/04/11/denisovan-indonesia-humans-new-species/#.xlfoarzonyu 203 comments science
- Can we know the shape of Neanderthal and Denisovan's eyes from their genetic code and how broad was their diversity? https://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/af68p4/can_we_know_the_shape_of_neanderthal_and/ 4 comments askscience
- Archaeologists find 50,000 year-old tiara, made from wooly mammoth ivory by non-human hominins known as Denisovans https://www.zmescience.com/science/anthropology/denisovan-tiara-ivory-10122018/ 14 comments science
- DNA reveals first known child of Neanderthal and Denisovan study says https://www.cnn.com/2018/08/22/health/neanderthal-denisovan-child-discovery/index.html 4 comments worldnews
- A small piece of bone found in a cave in Siberia has been identified as the remnant of a child whose mother was a Neanderthal and father was a Denisovan, a mysterious human ancestor that lived in the region. https://www.theguardian.com/science/2018/aug/22/offspring-of-neanderthal-and-denisovan-identified-for-first-time 441 comments worldnews
- Bones of ancient teenage girl reveal a Neanderthal mother and Denisovan father, providing genetic proof ancient hominins mated across species. https://www.inverse.com/article/48304-ancient-human-mating-neanderthal-denisovan 2408 comments science
- Modern humans co-existed and interbred not only with Neanderthals, but also with Denisovans at least twice in our history. https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/speaking-of-science/wp/2018/03/15/humans-bred-with-this-mysterious-species-more-than-once-new-study-shows/ 4 comments science
- Neanderthals Weren't the Only Species Ancient Humans Hooked Up With: A New Study Reveals Bachelor Number Two - the Denisovan. https://www.inverse.com/article/42346-denisovan-neanderthal-ancient-humans-mating 1503 comments science
- In a Lost Baby Tooth, Scientists Find Ancient Denisovan DNA https://www.nytimes.com/2017/07/07/science/denisovans-baby-tooth-molar-dna.html 424 comments science
- Cold Tolerance Among Inuit May Come From Extinct Human Relatives [Denisovans] http://www.nytimes.com/2016/12/23/science/inuit-greenland-denisovans.html?hpw&rref=science&action=click&pgtype=homepage&module=well-region&region=bottom-well&wt.nav=bottom-well&_r=0 4 comments science
- New ancestor to humans discovered | Asian population origins of Denisovans, Neanderthals and now this third unknown extinct hominin. https://www.ibe.upf-csic.es/home/-/asset_publisher/t2caelmecpvw/content/id/5585968/ 8 comments science
- A brief commentary regarding why there are no persisting hybrids of humans with Denisovans, Neanderthals, or anyone else http://www.pnas.org/content/early/2016/03/31/1602270113.short?rss=1 8 comments science
- World map of Neanderthal & Denisovan ancestry in modern humans - Most non-Africans have at least a bit of Neanderthal DNA. But new map suggests many bloodlines, particularly of S Asian descent, are more Denisovan, mysterious hominids that lived around same time as Neanderthals. http://phys.org/news/2016-03-world-neanderthal-denisovan-ancestry-modern.html 5 comments worldnews
- Denisovan DNA Found in Pacific Islanders—They've traces of it from Neanderthals & Denisovans, the only species of archaic humans we know less from fossil evidence & more how their genes show up in modern humans. So far, their DNA has only been found in those from Oceania. http://hsnewsbeat.uw.edu/story/ancient-denisovan-dna-excavated-modern-pacific-islanders 20 comments worldnews
- Mystery humans spiced up ancients’ rampant sex lives - Genome analysis suggests interbreeding between modern humans, Neanderthals, Denisovans and a mysterious archaic population. http://www.nature.com/news/mystery-humans-spiced-up-ancients-rampant-sex-lives-1.14196 930 comments science
- Ancient hominins named Denisovans (after a Siberian cave where their remains were found) bred with humans as shown by DNA sequence comparison. http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2012/08/denisovan-genome/ 34 comments science
- New DNA Analysis Shows Ancient Humans Interbred With Denisovans - A new high-coverage DNA sequencing method reconstructs the full genome of Denisovans — relatives to both Neandertals & humans — from genetic fragments in a single finger bone http://www.nature.com/news/new-dna-analysis-shows-ancient-humans-interbred-with-denisovans-1.11331 4 comments history
- Genetic remnants of an ancient infection indicate the mysterious Denisovans, not humans, are Neanderthals' closest cousins http://blogs.smithsonianmag.com/hominids/2012/06/virus-fossils-reveal-neanderthals-kin/ 4 comments science
- How can Neanderthals and Denisovans be considered separate species if they interbred with humans? http://arstechnica.com/science/news/2012/02/genome-of-extinct-human-relative-placed-on-amazon-web-services.ars 6 comments askscience
- Recent evidence of interbreeding between Anatomically Modern Humans, Neanderthals, and a new species known as Denisovans http://www.nytimes.com/2012/01/31/science/gains-in-dna-are-speeding-research-into-human-origins.html?_r=1&ref=science 27 comments science
- Humans got immunity boost from Neanderthals, study finds: Neanderthals, as well as hominids known as Denisovans, contributed key types of immune genes still found in human populations, scientists say. http://www.latimes.com/news/science/la-sci-neanderthal-immune-genes-20110826,0,377237.story 5 comments science