Uncovering one of humankind’s most ancient lineages
Thursday, December 4, 2014 - 13:00
in Paleontology & Archaeology
Scientists have successfully discovered one of modern humans' ancient lineages through the sequencing of genes of the Southern African Khoisan tribespeople. This is the first time that the history of humankind populations has been analyzed and matched to Earth's climatic conditions over the last 200,000 years.