Ancient hominid bone serves up DNA stunner
Evolutionary questions emerge about links between European, Asian forerunners to humans
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GENE BANK Scientists extracted the oldest known hominid DNA from this 400,000-year-old leg bone excavated in a Spanish cave.
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