It's Relative
Europeans had common ancestors 1,000 years ago, is an article by Frank Jordans, of the Associated Press, published, 8 May 2013. Scientists were surprised to learn that people are related closer than previously thought. Researchers compared DNA from people in different parts of the continent and found most people had common ancestors living just 1,000 years ago. "The basic idea that we're all related much more recently than one might think has been around for a while, but it is not widely appreciated, and still quite surprising to many people, even scientists working in population genetics, including ourselves," they said in an email to The Associated Press. "The fact that we share all our ancestors from a time period where we recognize various ethnic identities also points at how we are like a family — we have our differences, but are all closely related." Source: Jordans, Frank, Associated Press, Published: Wednesday, May 8 2013 6:57 a.m. MDT ...