Lock of hair holds clue to new discovery

The history of human dispersal around the world has been rewritten, and all with the help of one single clue- a lock of hair. By studying the DNA of the hair, scientists have determined that the indigenous Aboriginal Australians were the first to separate from other modern humans, a discovery that challenges previous theories that […]

The history of human dispersal around the world has been rewritten, and
all with the help of one single clue- a lock of hair.

By studying the
DNA of the hair, scientists have determined that the indigenous
Aboriginal Australians were the first to separate from other modern
humans, a discovery that challenges previous theories that support a
single phase of dispersal from Africa.