(University of California – Berkeley) The journal Science has named the discovery of “Ardi,” the oldest hominid skeleton ever found, its “Breakthrough of the Year 2009.” An international team co-led by UC Berkeley’s Tim White took 17 years to assemble and analyze the skeleton and thousands of other fossils found with it. The analysis, published in the Oct. 2 Science, revolutionizes our understanding of the earliest human ancestors appearing not long after the human lineage diverged from that of chimps.
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Ancestry.com claim that President Barack Obama and billionaire financial investor Warren Buffett are actually related. The claim to have determined that the men are 7th cousins three times removed related through a 17th-century Frenchman.
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German WW1 Military Archive Now Online Reveals ‘Bike Messenger’ Hitler’s First Service Record
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I finally got round to reading Professor Bryan Sykes’ book “The Seven Daughters of Eve”. Professor Sykes is a leading world authority on DNA and human evolution. If you have an interest in DNA and how genetics affects family history you must read this book. In my opinion, it has, by far, the best [...]
Origins Genealogy Services announces launch of its web site & commencement of business. OGS provides genealogy research & media services to family historians, researchers and genealogy and historical societies who need help developing a web presence
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(University of Southern California) In spite of their genetic similarity to humans, chimpanzees and great apes have maximum lifespans that rarely exceed 50 years. A new study argues that humans have evolved genes that enable us to better adjust to infection, inflammation and our meat rich diets.
