[blam]

“We know that they interbred with Neanderthals and modern humans,” he said, noting small amounts of Denisovan DNA in modern-day Melanesians who inhabit a number of Pacific Ocean islands. “At some point the ancestors of present-day Melanesians met Denisovans – we think that the Denisovans were widespread across all of Asia.”

For what it's worth, the Melanesians are the dark/Black Pacific Islanders.

The Tibetans are reported to have inherited a 'high-altitude' gene from the Denisovians. Scientists are intrigued as to why the Denisovians would have a 'high-altitude' gene to begin with.

[ckilmer]

For what it’s worth, the Melanesians are the dark/Black Pacific Islanders.

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Was this a different group than the original aborigines. you can google melanesian pictures and aboriginal people and they do look different. they’re both dark skinned but the melanesians look more like africans

[Little Bill]

When I look at the genetic distribution of people across the world I am puzzled.

Take R1b: Europe, Central Africa, North Eastern America, Anatola, East Asia, and others, makes no sense.