DNA Study Yields Clues on First Migration of Early Humans

eleny

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Fri May-13-05 12:32 PM
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DNA Study Yields Clues on First Migration of Early Humans

"By studying the DNA of an ancient people in Malaysia, a team of geneticists says it has illuminated many aspects of how modern humans migrated from Africa."
http://www.nytimes.com/2005/05/13/science/13migrate.html

Dr. Vincent Macaulay http://www.stats.gla.ac.uk/~vincent/

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cliss

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Fri May-13-05 01:07 PM
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1. Awesome.

This is amazing. I've been saying that at some point, researchers will be able to take some bones out of an ancient graveyard, and they will be able to tell who their ancestors are.

In the next ten years, resarchers will know more about our past than in all the years that have led up to this point.

Thanks for the info.

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applegrove

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Sun May-15-05 10:21 PM
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4. National Geographic is doing a huge study where you can send your

DNA in.

( I cannot remember the details)

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Xithras

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Mon May-16-05 08:01 PM
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8. The Genographic Project

Very cool idea.

http://www5.nationalgeographic.com/genographic/

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Lydia Leftcoast

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Mon May-16-05 12:48 PM
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6. There was such a case in an English village a few years ago

A skeleton dating back 9,000 years was dug up, and scientists were able to extract enough DNA to determine that whoever the person was, he had living relatives in the village.

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htuttle

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Mon May-16-05 03:42 PM
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7. I saw a program about that

It was in Cheddar, UK.

Here:
http://www.standardtimes.com/daily/03-97/03-09-97/a09wn056.htm

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teenagebambam

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Fri May-13-05 01:23 PM
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2. Haven't you heard?

The Earth is only 6000 years old. This "evidence" is a trick of the devil.

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eleny

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Fri May-13-05 01:56 PM
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3. OH! My bad!

Should we ask the mods to delete this thread??? Hee-Hee!

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YankeyMCC

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Mon May-16-05 09:35 AM
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5. No just Slartibartfast following the specs provided by the mice.

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