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2000 humans left
Category: ScienceAbout 70,000 years ago, the human population dropped to only a couple thousand people, which means we have less genetic variation than chimps and gorillas.
This from an interesting discussion in the current SEED magazine between writer Will Self and geneticist Spencer Wells on what it means to be human.
Interesting, the recent spate of books/films on “earth without us.” Imagine the planetary sigh of relief!
Too many other primates are dwindling in numbers, and might not survive the next fifty years.