This is the best tl;dr I could make, [original](https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/01/science/denisovans-tibet-jawbone-dna.html) reduced by 91%. (I'm a bot)
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&gt; The find also suggests that these Denisovans may have evolved genetic adaptations to high altitudes, and that living Tibetans may have inherited those genes thanks to interbreeding between Denisovans and modern humans in prehistoric times.

&gt; Today, people in East Asia, Australia, the Pacific islands and the Americas all carry some Denisovan DNA.The spread of Denisovan DNA in living humans strongly suggested that they may have lived throughout East and Southeast Asia.

&gt; The discovery of Denisovans living at high altitude is intriguing for another reason: Tibetans today share a special genetic link to Denisovans.


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