Svante Pääbo
The FoxP2 protein sequence from Neandertals and Denisovans is shared by many people today
A study of sequence variation shows a possible selected change among living people, but many still have a form shared with Neandertals and Denisovans.
![A protein structure model](/content/images/size/w1460/2022/09/foxp2-protein-structure-Emw-wikimedia.jpg)
A mysterious mitochondrial sequence from Denisova Cave, Russia
A small fragment of finger bone with a DNA sequence that represents a previously-unknown form of hominin.
![A fragment of finger bone upon a chalk outline of a hand skeleton](/content/images/size/w1460/2022/09/denisova-finger-bone.jpg)