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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.

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Thomson, J. Humans did come out of Africa, says DNA. Nature (2000). https://doi.org/10.1038/news001207-8

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