Europeans had common ancestors 1,000 years ago

Published May 7, 2013 4:00am ET



BERLIN (AP) — Europeans appear to be more closely related than previously thought.

Scientists who compared DNA samples from people in different parts of the continent found that most had common ancestors living just 1,000 years ago.

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