Evolution isn’t a straight line: Modern humans come from 2 ancient lineages

Why are current humans overwhelmingly the descendants of a late migration out of Africa?

New research provides greater insight into the dynamics of the Out of Africa dispersal of modern humans.

Evolution isn’t a straight line: Modern humans come from 2 ancient lineages

After more than a million years of separation, two branches of humanity reunited around 300,000 years ago, suggests new research.Key Takeaways“Cobraa” is a new method for revealing the deep genealogy of humanity simply by analyzing modern DNA.A recent study that used this approach found that our family tree branched in two 1.5 million years ago, but reunited about a million years later.Not only does this reverse a dominant theory in human evolut…