Kennewick Man’s genome suggests Native American ancestry

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BREAKING NEWS Kennewick Man’s genome suggests Native American ancestry Credit: Elaine Thompson/AP The genome sequence of Kennewick Man, a 9,000-year-old skeleton of a human male discovered 19 years ago in Washington state, is reported in Nature this week. The population affinities of the remains have been debated, but the new genetic analysis indicates that Kennewick Man is more closely related to modern Native Americans than to any other living population. Access the news article and paper online. Register for updates from Nature     As a registered user of Nature Publishing Group's Web sites, our database indicates that you have opted-in to receive product information and special offers. If you no longer wish to receive these e-mails or to discontinue all e-mail services from Nature Publishing Group please update your online account. Modify My Account (Log in to be recognised as a Nature.com registrant). For further information on technical assistance | print subscriptions | other enquiries. Nature Publishing Group | Principal offices: London | New York and Tokyo, and offices in cities worldwide including Basingstoke | Barcelona | Boston | Buenos Aires | Cairo | Delhi | Heidelberg | Hong Kong | Madrid | Melbourne | Mexico City | Mumbai | Munich | Paris | San Francisco | Sao Paulo | Seoul and Washington DC. Macmillan Publishers Limited is a company incorporated in England & Wales under company number 785998 & whose registered office is located at Brunel Road, Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire RG21 6XS. Nature Publishing Group | 75 Varick St Fl 9 | New York | NY 10013-1917 | USA © 2015 Nature Publishing Group, a division of Macmillan Publishers Limited. All rights reserved.