Reconstructing Denisovan Anatomy Using DNA Methylation Maps

@article{Gokhman2019ReconstructingDA,
  title={Reconstructing Denisovan Anatomy Using DNA Methylation Maps},
  author={David Gokhman and Nadav Mishol and Marc de Manuel and David Juan and Jonathan Shuqrun and Eran Meshorer and Tom{\'a}s Marqu{\`e}s-Bonet and Yoel Rak and Liran Carmel},
  journal={Cell},
  year={2019},
  volume={179},
  pages={180-192.e10}
}
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