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- Fri Oct 23, 2015 7:23 am
- Forum: Native American
- Topic: Viking Cat that discovered America
- Replies: 2
- Views: 9870
Viking Cat that discovered America
The Maine Coon cat was one of the first cats to be DNA sequenced. I wondered when the forumbegan in 2005 what could be discovered about human migrations and cats. Well, DNA testing revealed that the Maine Coon Cat was related to the Noreigian Forrest Cat. The cat was brought to America in ships. Thi...
- Fri Oct 23, 2015 7:02 am
- Forum: World
- Topic: Dogs may originate in Central Asia
- Replies: 0
- Views: 28189
Dogs may originate in Central Asia
Studying dogs can help shed light on diseases in common with humans. I think it can shed light on migrations as well. DJ http://time.com/4079485/dogs-origin-central-asia/ news article Study http://www.pnas.org/content/early/2015/10/14/1516215112 Significance Dogs were the first domesticated species,...
- Fri Oct 23, 2015 6:01 am
- Forum: World
- Topic: Bigfoot Gene according to Dr Bryan Sykes
- Replies: 0
- Views: 28541
Bigfoot Gene according to Dr Bryan Sykes
I watched the show Bigfoot Gene on History Channel this week. You might can find it online or on demand. It was interesting. One thing that came out of it was the discovery of an Ancient African Lineage in descendants of a wild woman in Russia. Could that also have come into America leaving traces o...
- Fri Oct 23, 2015 5:55 am
- Forum: Europe
- Topic: European origins unlocked by DNA
- Replies: 1
- Views: 20960
European origins unlocked by DNA
European origins laid bare by DNA 10 October 2013 From the section Science & Environment http://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-24475342 Image caption The emergence of the Corded Ware Culture involved the spread of people as well as ideas DNA from ancient skeletons has revealed how a comple...
- Fri Oct 23, 2015 5:35 am
- Forum: Native American
- Topic: Ancient Europeans with dark skin and blue eyes
- Replies: 0
- Views: 17049
Ancient Europeans with dark skin and blue eyes
]When I started reading this I thought "Blue-Eyed Indians" Well the article brought that up with DNA links to Native Americans, So why do people still won't entertain the European Origin Of Indians? The modern European gene pool was formed when three ancient populations mixed within the la...
- Fri Oct 23, 2015 5:28 am
- Forum: Europe
- Topic: Genomes document ancient mass migration to Europe
- Replies: 0
- Views: 28036
Genomes document ancient mass migration to Europe
Genomes document ancient mass migration to Europe 2 March 2015 From the section Science & Environment http://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-31695214 Image caption Nomadic herders moved en masse into Europe from the steppe around 4,500 years ago DNA analysis has revealed evidence for a mass...
- Fri Oct 23, 2015 5:21 am
- Forum: African
- Topic: Ancient African Genome Sequenced for first time reveals Into Africa Migration
- Replies: 0
- Views: 15840
Ancient African Genome Sequenced for first time reveals Into Africa Migration
The remains were found in this cave in the highlands of Ethiopia http://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-34479905 An ancient African genome has been sequenced for the first time. Researchers extracted DNA from a 4,500-year-old skull that was discovered in the highlands of Ethiopia. A comparison ...
- Fri Oct 23, 2015 5:16 am
- Forum: Native American
- Topic: Ancient American genome mapped
- Replies: 0
- Views: 9646
Ancient American genome mapped
Ancient American's genome mapped 13 February 2014 From the section Science & Environment http://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-26172174 Image caption Clovis stone technology was highly sophisticated Present-day Native Americans are descended from some of the continent's earliest settlers, ...
- Fri Oct 23, 2015 5:11 am
- Forum: World
- Topic: New discovery modern Humans China
- Replies: 2
- Views: 20201
Re: New discovery modern Humans China
Fossil finds from China have shaken up the traditional narrative of humankind's dispersal from Africa. http://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-34531861 Scientists working in Daoxian, south China, have discovered teeth belonging to modern humans that date to at least 80,000 years ago. This is 20,...
- Fri Oct 23, 2015 4:57 am
- Forum: World
- Topic: New discovery modern Humans China
- Replies: 2
- Views: 20201
Re: New discovery modern Humans China
Teeth from a cave in China suggest that modern humans lived in Asia much earlier than previously thought, and tens of thousands of years before they reached Europe, researchers say. This discovery yields new information about the dispersal of modern humans from Africa to the rest of the world, and c...