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DNA Suggests Three Basic Human Groups

Posted by samzenpus on from the primary-people dept.

Death Metal writes "All of Earth's people, according to a new analysis of the genomes of 53 populations, fall into just three genetic groups. They are the products of the first and most important journey our species made — the walk out of Africa about 70,000 years ago by a small fraction of ancestral Homo sapiens."

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  1. cue the... by gandhi_2 · · Score: -1, Redundant

    ...pants shitting.

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    THL phish sticks
  2. Re:You mean the three sons of Noah? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Redundant

    I clicked on the Wikipedia link to "Three Sons of Noah" and scrolled down to see the picture labeled "Shem, Ham and Japheth. Illustration by James Tissot 1904" and then it occurred to me that the long walk /separation from Africa has come full circle and moved on. That's a picture of three of the Credence Clearwater Revival band members. Now you can tell your edu-ma-cated friends that you know the _purpose_ behind this natural phenomenon ... it was meant to lead to American Rock! Now you REALLY heard it through the grape vine (insert rim shot here)