Скачать или смотреть Siberian Neanderthal DNA Rewrites Human Evolution

The sequencing of Siberian Neanderthal DNA, particularly from the Chagyrskaya Cave specimen known as Chagyrskaya 8, has significantly altered our understanding of Neanderthal history and their interactions with other ancient human groups. Found near Denisova Cave—home to both Denisovans and earlier Neanderthals—Chagyrskaya 8 dates to roughly 80,000 years ago and is genetically closer to later European Neanderthals, like the Vindija woman from Croatia, than to the older Altai Neanderthal from the same region. This suggests that Neanderthal populations migrated eastward from western Eurasia into Siberia, replacing or mixing with earlier groups. Genetic evidence also connects Chagyrskaya 8 to Denisova 11, a first-generation hybrid with a Denisovan father and a Neanderthal mother related to the Chagyrskaya population, indicating complex interbreeding patterns. Despite their presence across Eurasia, Neanderthals lived in extremely small, isolated communities—often fewer than 60 individuals—making them vulnerable to extinction. While all non-African humans today carry some Neanderthal DNA, the genetic contributions vary by population, with later Neanderthals like those from Vindija Cave leaving a stronger imprint. These findings, along with new insights into Neanderthal brain development, disease-related genes, and beneficial traits that persist in modern humans, reveal a far more dynamic, interconnected, and regionally diverse Neanderthal world than previously thought.

Here are the direct links to the references I mentioned:
High-quality genome from a Siberian Neanderthal (Chagyrskaya 8)
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32546...
https://www.pnas.org/doi/abs/10.1073/...

First-generation Neanderthal–Denisovan hybrid (Denisova 11)
https://www.nature.com/articles/s4157...
Small, isolated Neanderthal populations & inbreeding

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/25487...

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neander...







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