WASHINGTON - A new genetic analysis of people from around the world adds further confirmation to the African origin of humans. The study of genetic details from 938 individuals from 51 populations provides evidence of how people are related and different, researchers led by Richard M. Myers of Stanford University report in Friday's issue of the journal Science.
The team looked at variations in 650,000 sections of each of the DNA samples, providing a view of the similarities and differences between people in greater detail than had been available previously.

Scientists have long believed that modern humans first developed in Africa and spread from there to populate the rest of the world, a theory strongly supported by the new analysis, the researchers said.

In addition, they noted that residents of the Middle East can trace their ancestry to both Africa and Europe, which they said is logical since the region formed a bridge for movement back and forth between the areas.

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Interesting. This should stir up the pot a little.

This is nearly anti climactic because the first thing that happened after DNA was finally mapped was all the foundations connected with human artifacts started doing studies. Then there were several living human studies.
"Eve" (the oldest until recently?) the human artifact is everybody's grandmother!
But I am glad to see we don't stop there but continue to challenge or clarify other work!
The island my mother's people came to America from was the object of a huge DNA study, due to the fact the people who live there now are pretty indigenous. There was Semite, oriental, African, northern European.........

Plus look at how many times through history it benefited people to change their surname. We have a Masters ancestor from the British occupation of Menorca who turned out to have originally been a Mastre from Italy!

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