Trevor Cousins

Trevor Cousins is a geneticist at the University of Cambridge, recognized for his research into human genetic origins. His recent work, which utilizes data from the 1000 Genomes Project, reveals that modern humans likely descend from at least two distinct groups of hominins that existed long before Homo sapiens emerged in Africa over 200,000 years ago. His findings, published in Nature Genetics, suggest a much more complex evolutionary history than previously understood, highlighting the intertwined lineage of modern humans and their ancient relatives.