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Then there is "Mitochondrial Eve", a single individual from whom entire sections of humanity descend!
by JoeAltmaier 5y ago
Then there is "Mitochondrial Eve", a single individual from whom entire sections of humanity descend!
- gonnano 5y agoBryan Sykesan, An Oxford geneticist claimed all Europeans came from 7 females he called the 7 daughters of Eve, although he wasn't always right in his assumption's
- hutzlibu 5y agoFrom Wikipedia: "Cann, Stoneking and Wilson did not use the term "Mitochondrial Eve" or even the name "Eve" in their original paper; it appears to originate with a 1987 article in Science by Roger Lewin, headlined "The Unmasking of Mitochondrial Eve."[19] The biblical connotation was very clear from the start. The accompanying research news in Nature had the title "Out of the garden of Eden."[20] Wilson himself preferred the term "Lucky Mother"[21] and thought the use of the name Eve "regrettable" It is unfortunate, that biblical myths still try to influence research. But it is popular.
- CryptoPunk 5y agoMyths are useful cultural references, in being universally understood. I didn't interpret the use of the term Eve here to connote any religious intimations.
- hutzlibu 5y agoHm, but here even the researchers clearly said, that the use of "Eve" implicates a interpretation ( that there was only one Birthmother, like Eve, so a "proof" hat the bible is partly right) that is not true, but this is what understood by many, because also the news releases are skewed this way.