DNA study finds oldest population of humans
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DNA study finds oldest population of humans
The San people of southern Africa, who have lived as hunter-gatherers for thousands of years, are likely to be the oldest population of humans on Earth, according to the biggest and most detailed analysis of African DNA.
The San, also known as bushmen, are directly descended from the original population of early human ancestors who gave rise to all other groups of Africans and, eventually, to the people who left the continent to populate other parts of the world.
The study helps narrow the location where humans first evolved, probably near the South Africa-Namibia border.
It found Africans have more genetic variation than anyone else on Earth.
The largest study of African genetics ever undertaken also found that nearly threequarters of African-Americans can trace their ancestry to West Africa. The new analysis was published this week in the online edition of the journal Science.
via DNA study finds oldest population of humans – Human science – NZ Herald News.
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