Great article! I love the fact that you've acctually done your research prior to writing the article. I can't tell you how frustrated I get reading or hearing people recite the same old story of how "all pet hamsters today are the descendants of a single female hamster and her litter captured from the Syrian desert in the 30's" :P
I've read the article that Chris Henwood of Melita Hamstery has written, and I think it's super that more people are making an effort to spread the knowledge