Free Republic
Browse · Search
General/Chat
Topics · Post Article

To: SunkenCiv

I wonder about these DNA studies, not that I am disputing the findings, but as time goes by, they find out more and more about DNA (like “jumping genes” and epigenetics) that make it hard to come to such a linear conclusion as “this group is the oldest...” etc.

And given the EXTREME bottleneck of the Toba supervolcano event ~75KYA BP, any results need to be factored greatly.

Mankinds population at that time fell to about 5,000 individuals WORLDWIDE! Almost an extinction event!


40 posted on 06/20/2012 8:18:18 PM PDT by djf ("There are more old drunkards than old doctors." - Benjamin Franklin)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 2 | View Replies ]


To: djf

There’s no bottleneck if one rejects the basis of the DNA studies, which you did in your first sentence.


47 posted on 06/21/2012 3:17:41 AM PDT by SunkenCiv (https://secure.freerepublic.com/donate/)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 40 | View Replies ]

Free Republic
Browse · Search
General/Chat
Topics · Post Article


FreeRepublic, LLC, PO BOX 9771, FRESNO, CA 93794
FreeRepublic.com is powered by software copyright 2000-2008 John Robinson