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Human ancestors nearly went extinct 900,000 years ago: a new technique analysing modern genetic data suggests that pre-humans survived in a group of only 1,280 individuals. (www.nature.com)

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[–] [email protected] 13 points 1 year ago (4 children)

We're all a combination of 1280 individuals !?

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 year ago

Hey cousin.

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