It began in Africa

[Chip_E]

Of course we already knew this...but it's nice to see it scientifically proven.

[From Popular Science]
Complete Article at...
[http://www.popsci.com/popsci/science/article/0,12543,472942-11,00.html]

"While still a student at Yale Medical School, Tishkoff developed a novel way to analyze DNA from living people's blood. Then, by determining the frequency of mutations in DNA from various populations, she was able to conclude that African lineages are the oldest on Earth and that at some relatively recent time in the past, a small group of people migrated out of East Africa and populated the rest of the world. Her work buttressed the reigning theory of human origins that had been developed in the traditional fashion—by using radioisotope dating to determine the ages of ancient human bones found in Africa and elsewhere."

I wonder what the Nazis and KKK have to say bout these findings?. We ALL came from Africa.

-e.

[djmarbll]

Ashra Kwesi used to make the same point in all of his lectures. He expressed that Dr. Leakey (who happens to be white) let it "leak out" that mankind started in Africa. Biologically speaking, it's virtually impossible for mankind to have started anywhere else. The African gene is the most dominant in the gene pool of humankind, which means that you can get other races (including Asian and Caucasian) from the African gene, but you can NEVER get African people from Asian or Caucasian genes.

[Hk]

True,

But lets not get into cultural aggrandizement,
look at the state of African countries today, what
difference does this make on the grand scheme of power and control of ones own resources?

What difference does it make when many are starving, diseased, living in deplorable social, economic, and political conditions?

You right, it makes no difference!

[imported_Gman]

There are folks on this board who have said this is b.s.

[Monny JcIntosh]

There are people on this board who probably think we all came from outer space, G. smile.gif

[imported_Gman]

Originally posted by Jonny McIntosh:
There are people on this board who probably think we all came from outer space, G. smile.gif graemlins/grinyes.gif

[Ken1015]

Originally posted by Jonny McIntosh:
There are people on this board who probably think we all came from outer space, G. smile.gif Please, don't mock my beliefs.

[Sensei Melei]

I came from "inner space"

Where do I fit in???????????

[Brut by Faberge]

Originally posted by Sensei Melei-1010:
I came from "inner space"

Where do I fit in??????????? Not sure. Start a club and find out! ;)

[DJ Rated M]

Originally posted by djmarbll:
Ashra Kwesi used to make the same point in all of his lectures. He expressed that Dr. Leakey (who happens to be white) let it "leak out" that mankind started in Africa. Biologically speaking, it's virtually impossible for mankind to have started anywhere else. The African gene is the most dominant in the gene pool of humankind, which means that you can get other races (including Asian and Caucasian) from the African gene, but you can NEVER get African people from Asian or Caucasian genes. Marbill....

do you have any Kwesi tapes?

i want to get my hands on the one about Christmas...

[ September 24, 2003, 02:15 PM: Message edited by: DJ Rated M ]