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DNA reveals biggest-ever human family tree, dating back 100,000 years

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Researchers from the University of Oxford's Big Data Institute have taken a major step towards mapping the entirety of genetic relationships among humans. The study* has been published in Science. The analysis recovers key events in human evolutionary history, including the migration out of Africa. The underlying method could have widespread applications, for instance identifying genetic predictors of disease risk.

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Reuters

Newly devised human family tree reveals the 'genealogy of everyone'

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NDTV

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CNN

DNA reveals biggest-ever human family tree, dating back 100,000 years

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2 years ago·Atlanta, United States

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KVIA

DNA reveals biggest-ever human family tree, dating back 100,000 years

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2 years ago·Panama City, United States

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WION

Scientists create largest human family tree, dating back 100,000 years

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2 years ago·Noida, India

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