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Sven
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posted 24 April 2008 01:03 PM      Profile for Sven     Send New Private Message      Edit/Delete Post  Reply With Quote 
Humans almost became extinct about 70,000 years ago.
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triciamarie
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posted 25 April 2008 01:44 AM      Profile for triciamarie     Send New Private Message      Edit/Delete Post  Reply With Quote 
quote:
"This study illustrates the extraordinary power of genetics to reveal insights into some of the key events in our species' history," Spencer Wells, National Geographic Society explorer in residence, said in a statement.

Ironic -- the same technology may conceivably kill us all off, eg by permitting the development of uncontrollable biological weapons.


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