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Anthropologists cast doubt on human DNA evidence

Alison Abbott

When Giorgio Bertorelle published his latest findings on ancient mitochondrial DNA earlier this month, he claimed that his work added yet more weight to the idea that modern humans evolved independently of Neanderthals. But his paper may have a different significance — experts say that the techniques involved, which are also used by other groups, are dogged by problems so fundamental that they can never be used to draw conclusions about the evolution of modern humans.