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Thursday, May 7, 2009

Origin of the (Human) Species


We'll likely we'll never know for sure, but this study reported in the NY Times indicates that the cradle of mankind, based upon genetic diversity, is an area off the coast of southwest Africa:

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/01/science/01eden.html?_r=1&ref=science

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