We're all Africans

Surprisingly it comes as a bit of a shock when I mention to people, especially people that partake in racist comments and jokes, that 'We all walked out of Africa'. Its a mix of shock, horror and absolute protestation in some cases and in the extreme a little colourful language when they refuse to believe me.

Now Dr Tishkoff and her team have provided a 'Genetic map' of Africa which will help study the history and culture of not just Africans but all humanity, opens the gates for further genomic and biomedical research and plays a role in identifying disease susceptibility and the different ways in which people respond to drugs," Dr Tishkoff explained.

The garden of Eden has indeed proven to bear much fruit, life did start there and such diverse life that has spread all over the world. It is only right that science should travel back there, to find the truth of our ancestry, to find the key to unlocking the secrets of our DNA, to finding the cures for mankinds deadliest of diseases.

If you want to cure something, go back to it's roots, start there, see what you can find, the tips of the branches are too late, the rot has set in.

After ten years of hard slog research the work is paying fruitfully for Dr. Tishkoff who deserves all our praise for completing such a difficult task while others gave up long before.

The part I love best is this quote from Mark Thomas, from the Department of Genetics, Evolution and Environment at UCL.

"because the origins of African American ancestry can be seen "all the way from Senegal down to Angola, it will be a long time before a DNA test will be able to identify someone's ancestral origin.
"That's despite the ridiculous claims of some of these DNA testing companies."

Booyah, thats one for real science and a poke in the eye for these DNA companies trying to cash in on a new fad sweeping the nation!

Regards,

Den.