Giant DNA Study Reveals Where India’s People Originally Came From

Science Alert

By Clare Watson – March 8, 2024

The most populous country in the world, India, has long been left out of genetic studies, leaving a massive gap in our understanding of human origins and appreciation of the genetic diversity of our species.

A new study diving 50,000 years into the past by analyzing thousands of genomes has sought to change that, revealing several surprising threads in the rich tapestry of modern India’s ancestry.

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