ghost populations
Tracing the genetic histories of ghost apes
The footprints of extinct lineages are the closest we have to a fossil record of the African apes.
![Vivid brown eyes of a mountain gorilla](/content/images/size/w1460/2023/08/gorilla-beringei-eyes-closeup-sharpphotography-wikimedia.jpg)
Ghostbusters of human origins
Humans tend to mix and interact with each other. Geneticists are once again starting to take that seriously, changing their view of our origins.
![Meme with the four movie Ghostbusters crossing the streams](/content/images/size/w1460/2023/05/ghostbusters-cross-the-streams-meme.jpg)