Svante Pääbo wins Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for Paleogenomics

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Svante Pääbo has been awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for his groundbreaking contributions to paleogenomics. His pivotal work includes sequencing the genomes of Neanderthals, revealing their interbreeding with modern humans, and the discovery of Denisovans through genomic analysis rather than fossil evidence. These findings have significantly advanced our understanding of human evolution and genetic diversity.

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Svante Pääbo won this year's Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for his foundational work in paleogenimcs. Among other things, he was involved in determining the genomic sequence of Neaderthals, showing they interbred with modern humans before they disappeared, discovering Denisovans (similar to Neaderthals) based on genomic sequence rather than fossil bones. The Denisovans have also been shown to have interbred with modern humans.

Just being able to do these things is an amazing technical achievement.
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