Real Eve, The (2002)
Documentary

5 Billion People From… One Woman.

Who was "the Real Eve?" What did she really look like, where did she live, how did the human race truly come to be?

Travel back in time as Danny Glover narrates this fascinating look into the past to find the very beginnings of the human race. Through exclusive access to the very latest DNA reconstructions and cutting edge technology, scientists can now for the first time conclusively answer the where, when and how's of this mysterious woman…. Mother to us all.

Narrated by Danny Glover.

User Comment: carflo from Texas, 30 May 2004 • Mitochondrial DNA is passed from mother to children, both male and female, unchanged and it mutates at a predictable rate; i. e., the more the genetic mutations in the DNA, the more ancient the origin of the population. Using these facts, some scientists are studying mitochondrial DNA to try to trace back the origins of the human race. Using this method, the scientists have traced the human race to one female in Africa several million years ago. Then they traced the migration patters of her descendants as they spread across the earth.

The Real Eve is a fascinating documentary presenting a new and controversial theory of human evolution. It does what all good documentaries do, it makes you think, and it entertains at the same time. I enjoyed it very very much and anyone interested in human evolution would probably enjoy it also.

Summary: The "Mitochondrial" Eve.

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