> >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 worlds 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