Wednesday, December 10, 2003
Human Origins
This year, geneticists have theorized that we all descended from a group of people who lived in Northern Africa 70 to 140 thousand years ago. Humans are so closely related to one another that we show less genetic differences than a small group of chimps. This lends credence to the original Out of Africa theory that humans evolved in Africa and then migrated to other continents. I find it fascinating that everyone in the world is so closely related. I'm sure someone will jump on this as proof that the Garden of Eden actually existed.
This year, geneticists have theorized that we all descended from a group of people who lived in Northern Africa 70 to 140 thousand years ago. Humans are so closely related to one another that we show less genetic differences than a small group of chimps. This lends credence to the original Out of Africa theory that humans evolved in Africa and then migrated to other continents. I find it fascinating that everyone in the world is so closely related. I'm sure someone will jump on this as proof that the Garden of Eden actually existed.
