EducationSteve points me to a new genetic genealogical study on a super-male lineage, 7 Million People Direct Descendants:
"This is one of the largest diasporas known to have descended from a single progenitor," said head researcher Lawrence Ghilcrest, adding that DNA evidence now corroborates stories about the Welshman that historians once dismissed as myth. "To have propagated his genetic material so effectively, and across so much territory, we can only infer Gwilym was quite the charmer."
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I can only assume that you mean it as a joke. It is from the Onion after all.
Posted by: Ryan | July 14, 2009 8:54 PM
John Hawks beat him to it. Because of his sciencey connections.
Posted by: TGGP | July 14, 2009 9:28 PM
I'm quite sure Razib meant this seriously as he is obviously a descendant of this famously charming Welshman.
Posted by: Donna B. | July 14, 2009 9:41 PM
That's too funny - but very accurate of most "Alpha Males"!
I was a little skeptical as I read the headline, as I know some Welsh history, and they have no larger than life kings or princes, except maybe Henry VIII?!
I glanced at the article and immediately saw the he was depicted with a pipe, a clear giveaway.
Posted by: pconroy | July 15, 2009 9:55 AM