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The continuing saga of Mitochondrial Eve

The continuing saga of Mitochondrial Eve

Where do we place Mitochondrial Eve on the human family tree? How many mutations have occurred within the human mtDNA sequence? How much of that sequence is evolutionarily constrained? Are mtDNA mutations predictable? All this and more in this installment of Biblical...
Eschatological Genetics

Eschatological Genetics

Dr Rob outlines three aspects of genetics that tell us that, scientifically, the human species is doomed to eventual extinction. These include the rate of mutation accumulation in our population over time, the inability of natural selection to remove most of those...