>>>I thought some of you might enjoy reading this newscast from ABCNEWS on >>>April >>>21st. Here's the gist: >>> >>>April 21 — It may be the world’s largest known family tree. >>>Researchers from Oxford University in Oxford, England, have identified >>>seven >>>ancestral matriarchal groups from which all Europeans appear to be >>>descended. >>>These maternal clans form the root of a family tree that has sprouted >>>millions >>>of individuals. >>>Every European, according to the study, can trace his or her evolutionary >>>history back to the seven ancestral mother groups, also referred to as >>>the >>>Seven Daughters of Eve. >>>The researchers, who both discovered and formulated the genetic >>>groupings, >>>say >>>these women would have lived between 8,000 to 45,000 years ago. >>> >>>The URL for the web site is: >>> >>>http://abcnews.go.com/sections/science/DailyNews/daughters000420.html >>> >>>It's fascinating reading! >>> >>>Enjoy, >>>SgtGeorge >>> >>> >> > ________________________________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com