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We carry DNA from extinct cousins like Neanderthals. Science is now revealing their genetic legacy(apnews.com)

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some_guy@lemmy.sdf.org
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In addition to Neanderthals and Denisovans we also know that we have trace amounts of another cousin that we have yet to identify.

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AmidFuror@fedia.io
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Your mom knows which cousin, but she ain’t gonna tell.

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ShittyBeatlesFCPres@lemmy.world
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Cousin Eddie has entered the chat.

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some_guy@lemmy.sdf.org
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First out-loud laugh of the day. Awesome response.

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acosmichippo@lemmy.world
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it’s cousin Lenny.

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jared@mander.xyz
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But we don’t talk about that side of the family.

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credit crazy@lemmy.world
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They always tell us we have yet to discover them but we all know we’d all like to forget they exist

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