An international team of researchers, including scientists from @neaarlab.bsky.social @chemistryatyork.bsky.social, has uncovered remarkable new insights into the extinct hominin Homo naledi using cutting-edge protein analysis 💀 Open access paper in @cellpress.bsky.social doi.org/10.1016/j.ce... 🔓📄
Department of Chemistry, University of York, UKPROTEIN ANALYSIS OF HOMO NALEDI FOSSILS FINDS ZERO MALE MARKERS Analysis of the South African's Rising Star Cave fossils reveals a genetic singularity: a sex-specific burial site from a non-human species or an isolated population over hundreds of thousands of years. www.york.ac.uk/chemistry/ab...