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+-   Humans nearly went extinct 70000 years ago-> on Thursday April 24 2008, @11:45AM Josh Fink

Submitted by Josh Fink on Thursday April 24 2008, @11:45AM
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Josh Fink writes "From CNN "The report notes that a separate study by researchers at Stanford University estimated the number of early humans may have shrunk as low as 2,000 before numbers began to expand again in the early Stone Age.

"This study illustrates the extraordinary power of genetics to reveal insights into some of the key events in our species' history," Spencer Wells, National Geographic Society explorer in residence, said in a statement. ""

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