Age confirmed for 'Eve,' mother of all humans
Way, way, way, way, way KEWUHL!!!! 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.
The results are based on analyses of mitochondrial DNA. Found in the energy-producing centers of cells,
mitochondrial DNA is only passed down the maternal line, and can be traced back to one woman.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/38786481/ns/technology_and_science-science/