Prehistoric mutation linked to white skin

Enrikez

100% right. Thats what I get for trying to throw out some responce 3 minutes before a meeting.

There are no races. Where I live, you'd be really hard pressed to even guess people's regional origins based on looks. I was just throwing out an unthought-out responce.

"The work raises a raft of new questions -- not least of which is why white skin caught on so thoroughly in northern climes once it arose. Some scientists suggest that lighter skin offered a strong survival advantage for people who migrated out of Africa by boosting their levels of bone-strengthening vitamin D; others have posited that its novelty and showiness simply made it more attractive to those seeking mates."
[edit on 19-12-2005 by onlyinmydreams]

Who doesnt like exotic women ?