I will leave a lot of comments unsaid here, for the time being anyway.CNN wrote: WASHINGTON (AP) -- Human beings may have had a brush with extinction 70,000 years ago, an extensive genetic study suggests.
The human population at that time was reduced to small isolated groups in Africa, apparently because of drought, according to an analysis released Thursday.
The report notes that a separate study by researchers at Stanford University estimated that the number of early humans may have shrunk as low as 2,000 before numbers began to expand again in the early Stone Age.
"This study illustrates the extraordinary power of genetics to reveal insights into some of the key events in our species' history," said Spencer Wells, National Geographic Society explorer in residence.
"Tiny bands of early humans, forced apart by harsh environmental conditions, coming back from the brink to reunite and populate the world. Truly an epic drama, written in our DNA."
Maybe there is more to “Hey Bro” than you think.
Maybe there is more to “Hey Bro” than you think.
Apparently our DNA can be traced back tens of thousands of years to an uppity cave ape or two who sits at the top of our family tree. Which begs the question, are we related?
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Re: Maybe there is more to “Hey Bro” than you think. (rn79870)
Well, as the glaciars are receeding they are finding more and more frozen people to which they can test. Think they did this recently in northern Canada and found the "relatives"
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