Science New Research - We Came From A Single Ancestor In Africa!

[Prometheus]

New research published in the journal Nature (19 July) has proved the single origin of humans theory by combining studies of global genetic variations in humans with skull measurements across the world. The research, at the University of Cambridge and funded by the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC), represents a final blow for supporters of a multiple origins of humans theory.

Competing theories on the origins of anatomically modern humans claim that either humans originated from a single point in Africa and migrated across the world, or different populations independently evolved from homo erectus to home sapiens in different areas.

The Cambridge researchers studied genetic diversity of human populations around the world and measurements of over 6,000 skulls from across the globe in academic collections. Their research knocks down one of the last arguments in favour of multiple origins. The new findings show that a loss in genetic diversity the further a population is from Africa is mirrored by a loss in variation in physical attributes.

New Research Proves Single Origin Of Humans In Africa

New research has proved the single origin of humans theory by combining studies of global genetic variations in humans with skull measurements across the world. The research represents a final blow for supporters of a multiple origins of humans theory, according to the researchers.

www.sciencedaily.com

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Bye Bye Racism! If this is 100% true...

 

[elmstfreddie]

I already knew everyone originated from Africa.
They are black because it's so hot their skin needs to take it better, we are white because we are in a colder climate... duhhhh
The skin colour thing is unproved and unlikely I'm just stupid

Bye Bye Racism! If this is 100% true...

??? If this is true racism will still exist.. Because we are different from other races. I'm not saying one race is better, but we do have differences. It's like male vs female, males were built as hunters, females were built as gatherers and child raisers.
Hehe, don't turn this into a fight thread please

 

[Vulcansurge]

This would almost completely dismiss the theory of adam and eve aswell... Lets fight about religion too!

 

[emjlr3]

this is not exactly new....

 

[ArmedCitizen]

Yeah I watched a Special about this on, I believe, Discovery Channel a year or two ago.

 

[Prometheus]

Well, I get my news from slash dot so blame them.

 

[elmstfreddie]

This would almost completely dismiss the theory of adam and eve aswell... Lets fight about religion too!

Well if Adam and Eve story was true we'd all be mutants
Ever wonder why dating your cousin is frowned upon...
BECAUSE YOUR KID WOULD BE A MUTANT!

 

[Jindo]

Well, I get my news from slash dot so blame them.

Might wanna re-phrase that sentence ...

 

[Prometheus]

I'm connected to a feed, I call as I see.

 

[Corleone]

I already knew everyone originated from Africa.
They are black because it's so hot their skin needs to take it better, we are white because we are in a colder climate... duhhhh

Darker colors absorb more heat than bright color, so I don't really think its there to 'take it better'.

This isn't really anything new, as stated earlier. There were loads of theories about this, but they just got the final proof for it.

This would almost completely dismiss the theory of adam and eve aswell... Lets fight about religion too!

My name is Adam, and I don't recall sleeping with some gal called "Eve". Atheism 1, Religion 0.