Initially, scientists thought that only Papuans carried traces of Denisovan DNA, with up to 5 percent of their genome being ...

an Indigenous group in the Philippines called the Ayta Magbukon have 30 to 40 percent more Denisovan DNA than these other frontrunners, for a total of nearly 5 percent of their genomes. Denisovans ...

and found that the bone sample was rich in Denisovan DNA. The fossil also contained proteins that indicated Denisovan origins, according to The Guardian. "We now believe that the Denisovans were ...

The molar of a Denisovan girl who lived more than 130,000 years ago may help answer how indigenous people living in Australia and other Pacific island nations share DNA with the early-human species.