Comments | wtf_nature: Blue-eyed humans have a single, common ancestor

catbrooks in wtf_nature

Blue-eyed humans have a single, common ancestor

Jan 31, 2008 19:09

New research shows that people with blue eyes have a single, common ancestor. A team at the University of Copenhagen have tracked down a genetic mutation which took place 6-10,000 years ago and is the cause of the eye colour of all blue-eyed humans alive on the planet today.

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mutant, human, gene, mutations, genetic flaw, mutated, genetics

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knoxedamia February 1 2008, 00:13:46 UTC

I am a mutant.

rabidgod February 1 2008, 00:17:00 UTC

ME TOOOOOOOOOOOOO!

knoxedamia February 1 2008, 00:18:14 UTC

Let's scare people with our mutant eyes.

rabidgod February 1 2008, 00:20:53 UTC

And knives?

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voodooskeleton February 1 2008, 00:16:45 UTC

KILL THE IMPURE

hxcfairy February 1 2008, 00:24:00 UTC

I always wanted blue eyes :(

howielove2101 February 1 2008, 21:29:08 UTC

How bad is it that I thought about Mr Leto while reading this post? And then I thought, well, how do you explain Shannon's eyes, then?

My brain is weird.

thane February 1 2008, 00:29:11 UTC

yay i have blue eyes! i feel cool.

otana February 1 2008, 01:22:35 UTC

Icon! I loved that video.

caketime February 1 2008, 00:32:10 UTC

LOL INCEST

I know I'm not making sense, it's half past two in the morning and this is actually interesting!

knoxedamia February 1 2008, 00:38:06 UTC

lol

kelsied February 1 2008, 03:14:27 UTC

I was thinking that too. Anywhere in the world I go, I can be sure of being able to identify at least SOME of my relatives, however remote.....