Updated 21:45 06 March 2013 by Colin Barras

Albert Perry carried a secret in his DNA: a Y chromosome so distinctive that it reveals new information about the origin of our species. It shows that the last common male ancestor down the paternal line of our species is over twice as old as we thought.…

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Christine Dell'Amore

National Geographic News

Published April 19, 2012

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Last night on PBS NOVA aired a new showed entitled "What Darwin Never Knew." It is 2 hours of fascinating insight on recent scientific developments into the "how to's" of evolutionary biology. Explanations on homo sapien's brain expansion, DNA switches, analysis of the human genome, and genetic mutation are clearly and graphically presented. I really can't recommend this particular programming enough. The god equation loses great "face" in the process. 

The story that started this was satire. It caught me and others off-guard and now I'm red faced. My apologies to the fake characters in this story whom were disparaged. #$#&%@#$%!



Normally when I think of kids playing on steel pipe shaped into unique structures, I think, “Damn spoiled kids! I only got a rectangular set of monkey bars to fall off of!” All kids should be subject to the same boredom and perils as me… Continue