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  "id": 6433669,
  "title": "Ancient proteins identify various Denisovan remains from Southwest China",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/09/ancient-proteins-identify-various-denisovan-remains-from-southwest",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-09-09T00:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Nature",
    "slug": "nature",
    "url": "https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-026-10976-9"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Nature, Published online: 09 September 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10976-9 Identification and proteomic analysis of bone fragments and teeth from an excavation in Southwest China provide insight into the evolution and phenotype of Denisovans and fill a geographical gap in their documented distribution.",
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "New Scientist",
        "title": "Denisovan tools from cave in China shows how mysterious humans lived",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/09/denisovan-tools-from-cave-in-china-shows-how-mysterious-humans-lived",
        "published": "2026-09-09T15:00:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Phys.org",
        "title": "First Denisovan forearm bone discovered in southwest China",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/09/first-denisovan-forearm-bone-discovered-in-southwest-china",
        "published": "2026-09-09T15:00:27.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}