World's First Farmers (VIDEO)

Harvard Medical School

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Genetic analyses reveal a collection of highly distinct groups in the Near East and Europe at the dawn of agriculture. These groups mixed and migrated to form the relatively homogeneous populations seen in the region today.

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Rick Groleau

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