BBC: Hunter-gatherer groups in southern Africa were among the most genetically diverse populations Modern humans may have originated from southern Africa, an extensive genetic study has suggested.
Data showed that hunter-gatherer populations in the region had the greatest degree of genetic diversity, which is an indicator of longevity.
It says that the region was probably the best location for the origin of modern humans, challenging the view that we came from eastern Africa.
The study appears......
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Human origin ‘in southern Africa’
Posted by Washington Post: Juliet Eilperin on March 8th, 2011
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