Genetics of human evolution wins 2022 Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine
Geneticist Svante Pääbo figured out how to extract DNA from Neandertals’ and Denisovans’ bones
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Svante Pääbo won the 2022 Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine for his pioneering work in deciphering the genetics of our hominid relatives, Neandertals and Denisovans.
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