scottyb
really good sleuthing dude. I just spoke with doctor Ot and she said it is know that it was the mt Toba eruption that killed off most all of the humans. They know its date and where its erupted material went. The genetic reference she gave me is http://sciencenow.sciencemag.org/cgi/content/full/2009/1008/3 (how we lost our genetic diversity) but it seems you need a membership to read it. I'm having dinner with her tomorrow on my birthday so I'll see if she can come up with another reference or a quote for us.
hers one I found http://www.michaelbalter.com/HominidHighlights/10_09_2009%7CHow_We_Lost_Our_Diversity.php
Jim


Edited by Jimshaw (01/21/10 06:40 PM)
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