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Did they forget to ask Biology department about this whole descendants number thing? I though they are a University, maybe they couldn't estimate the number out
by Yizahi 1y ago
Did they forget to ask Biology department about this whole descendants number thing? I though they are a University, maybe they couldn't estimate the number outright, but at least some tiny thought at the back of their mind should have told them that even 1 person from 300 years ago can leave a lot of descendants. That's what 15-20 generations? Each potentially doubling in numbers.
- belorn 1y agoThere is a rather interesting historical person called Hans Jonatan (19th century) who was an escaped slave from a Danish colony, fled to the danish fleet, fought in the Battle of Copenhagen, and then fled to live in Iceland. Because of the very small amount of immigration from people with West African ancestry to Iceland, Hans has been the subject of fairly extensive Genetic study that found around 800 descendants.
- philipkglass 1y agoThere have been a couple of Hacker News stories about Hans Jonatan that made the front page: "The DNA of Iceland's First Known Black Man, Recreated from Living Descendants" https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=16188715 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=16188715 "A Trail Gone Cold" https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=41716963 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=41716963