Uploaded August 2026 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago

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Think human evolution is a simple family tree? Think again! A new study published in Science reveals that modern humans carry DNA from two unknown ancient relatives whose fossils have never been sequenced.

Join 23andMe's ancient DNA expert Dr. Éadaoin Harney as she breaks down how scientists used the new tool TRACE to uncover ancient ghost DNA hidden inside modern genomes.

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