Initially, scientists thought that only Papuans carried traces of Denisovan DNA, with up to 5 percent of their genome being ...

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In an effort to assert their culture, there has been an ongoing call for independence by West Papuans. Following the departure of the Dutch in 1962, and a brief period of UN administration ...