Ancient DNA gives glimpse of ancestors of Native Americans

Posted: Wednesday, January 3, 2018 12:07 pm | Updated: 1:22 pm, Wed Jan 3, 2018.

NEW YORK (AP) — DNA from an infant who died in Alaska some 11,500 years ago is giving scientists the best look yet at the genetics of the ancestors of today's native peoples of the Americas.

Decoding the infant's complete set of DNA let researchers estimate the timing of key events in the ancestral history of today's Native Americans and indigenous peoples of Canada and Central and South America.

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