Scientists retrieved proteins from six teeth unearthed in China that reveal a potential link between Homo erectus and later ...

More than 40 years of scholarly life have accustomed 64-year-old Chinese archaeologist Li Zhanyang to documenting his career ...

Scientists from the Institute of Vertebrate Paleontology and Paleoanthropology (IVPP) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences have uncovered new information suggesting a potential connection between Homo ...

Researchers extracted ancient proteins from six archaic humans and found something in common with other extinct relatives—and ...

First protein sequencing: Researchers extracted enamel proteins from 400,000-year-old Homo erectus teeth in China, marking the first genetic sequencing for this ancient species. Surprising genetic ...

A new study of six Homo erectus individuals from China reveals one amino acid variant that distinguished this archaic human ...

An analysis of ancient teeth is giving scientists a rare peek into interactions between human relatives hundreds of thousands ...

Learn how proteins from six Homo erectus teeth, collected using a less invasive method, are helping fill key gaps in our understanding of this ancient human ancestor. Studying the proteins from the ...

Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn] For decades, the iconic Peking Man and his East Asian relatives have stood as silent witnesses to human evolution, their genetic secrets lock ...

How did early human ancestors obtain their food? It may sound like a trivial question, but it has significant implications ...

Proteins extracted from six teeth of early humans residing in what is now China around 400,000 years ago provide new insights ...