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Published online 7 December 2000 | Nature | doi:10.1038/news001207-8

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Humans did come out of Africa, says DNA

The DNA of living humans is revealing the secrets of our evolution, reports Jeremy Thomson.

Archaeologists are still not sure when and where modern humans first appeared. Some believe that Homo sapiens evolved independently in several places around the globe.

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