Age Confirmed For 'eve,' Mother Of All Humans

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A maternal ancestor to all living humans called mitochondrial Eve likely lived about 200,000 years ago, at roughly the same time anatomically modern humans are believed to have emerged, a new review study confirms. Mitochondrial Eve - Human - Mother - Games - Video Games

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