https://www.live-feeds.com/feed/largest-denisovan-dna-study-reveals-ancient-genes-still-active-in-oceanian-populationsContinuously updated, source-cited coverage. https://www.live-feeds.com/feed/largest-denisovan-dna-study-reveals-ancient-genes-still-active-in-oceanian-populationshttps://www.live-feeds.com/feed/largest-denisovan-dna-study-reveals-ancient-genes-still-active-in-oceanian-populations#u24382Sat, 04 Jul 2026 12:16:21 +0000Modern human populations in Oceania carry approximately 4% to 6% of their genome from Denisovans. These archaic humans lived across Asia between 200,000 and 32,000 years ago. Research indicates that ancient genetic variants continue to function in the immune systems of some South Pacific residents.What's confirmed:Denisovan admixture is most prominent in Oceania, where modern populations derive approximately 4% to 6% of their genome from this group.Denisovans were an extinct species or subspecies of archaic human in Asia from approximately 200,000 to 32,000 years ago.The Harbin cranium represe https://www.live-feeds.com/feed/largest-denisovan-dna-study-reveals-ancient-genes-still-active-in-oceanian-populationshttps://www.live-feeds.com/feed/largest-denisovan-dna-study-reveals-ancient-genes-still-active-in-oceanian-populations#u11830Wed, 24 Jun 2026 21:37:10 +0000Yale University researchers created the largest map of Denisovan-inherited DNA in Near Oceanian populations. The study found thousands of ancient genetic variants that still function in modern immune systems. These genes help some people in the South Pacific region fight viruses.What's confirmed:Yale University researchers developed the largest map of Denisovan-inherited DNA in Near Oceanian populations.Ancient Denisovan DNA still influences the immune systems of modern Oceanians.There are 3,127 Denisovan genetic variants that remain functional in the immune systems of some Oceanian population