DNA Testing Confirms Mankind's African Origins


	DNA Testing Confirms Mankind's African Origins

Mohir

2-22-2008 1:48 PM

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Mohir says:

Also, they noted, they found a close a relationship between the Yakut population of Siberia and native Americans, who are believed to have migrated from Siberia via a land bridge at a time of lower sea levels.

The research was supported by the National Institutes of Health.

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