Life, Science and Fiction

Our most common male ancestor walked the earth 209,000 years ago – earlier than scientists commonly thought – according to new research from the University of Sheffield. The pioneering study, conducted by Dr Eran Elhaik from the University of Sheffield and Dr Dan Graur from the University of Houston, also debunked the discovery of the Y chromosome that supposedly predated humanity. In the new research, published in the European Journal of Human Genetics, Dr Elhaik and Dr Graur used conventional biological models to date our most common male ancestor ‘Adam’ in his rightful place in evolutionary history. The ground breaking results showed that this is 9,000 years earlier than scientists originally believed. Their findings put ‘Adam’ within the time frame of his other half ‘Eve’, the genetic maternal ancestor of mankind. This contradicts a recent study 1  which had claimed the human Y chromosome originated in a different species through interbreeding which dates ‘Ad

  Science Fiction and the Bible (EABS) 2014 European Association of Biblical Studies International Meeting WHERE: Vienna, Austria   WHEN: Meeting Begins:  7/6/2014 Meeting Ends:  7/10/2014 Call For Papers Opens : 10/28/2013 Call For Papers Closes: 2/5/2014 Call For Papers: For our meeting in Vienna in 2014 (July 6th-10th), we accept proposals for papers which look at a specific passage or concept in biblical literature informed by SF (theory or a specific work or genre within SF). In addition to this, we expand our scope to invite considerations about religion and ethics (in conjunction with SF), which may not be directly linked to a specific biblical passage. Program Unit Chairs  Frauke Uhlenbruch  f.uhlenbruch@gmail.com Participation Details A person is normally limited to participate in no more than two regular program sessions as