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Sign up for LibraryThing to find out whether you'll like this book. No current Talk conversations about this book. http://tamaranth.blogspot.co.uk/2012/06/201226-deep-ancestry-inside-genographic.... ( ) This review was written for LibraryThing Early Reviewers. Once again I must redo a review because it turned up missing. This was a rather complicated book to review since the science is very technical to a point, however it does give you a very deep and interesting veiw of our selves.A great layperson's view of the incredible genome project undertaken by Nat Geo and an incredibly talented group of scientists. I've seen Spencer Wells in person, and i think the only thing he does better than lecture is write. He makes a fabulously complicated scientific discipline fascinating, readable, and truly exciting. It's a story of science, but Wells makes it a story of individuals and families, giving it a layperson scale. It's such a great reminder that we are all family. "Deep Ancestry" is a good introduction to the field of using DNA analysis to determine patterns of human migration over tens of thousands of years. I now have a far better understanding of the difference between Y-chromosome and mitochondrial DNA, and the way in which variations within each of the type of DNA can be analysed to obtain a hierarchy or timeline. The stories of some of the participants in the Genographic Project provide helpful illustrations of the knowledge that can be obtained. Some of the technical details have been oversimplified, and I had trouble finding the answers to some of my nagging questions for detail. Some were answered by a closer re-read of the book, others by searching the web, others by asking colleagues working in the area, but there are still a few unanswered! no reviews | add a review
Science tells us we're all related--one vast family sharing a common ancestor who lived in Africa 60,000 years ago. But countless questions remain about our great journey from the birthplace of Homo sapiens. How and when did we end up where we are? Why do we display such a wide range of colors and features? The fossil record offers some answers, but new research reveals many more, since our DNA carries a chronicle of our species and its migrations. This book translates complicated concepts into accessible language and explains how each individual's DNA contributes another piece to the puzzle. It takes readers inside the Genographic Project, the landmark study now assembling the world's largest collection of DNA samples and employing the latest in testing technology and computer analysis to examine hundreds of thousands of genetic profiles from all over the globe, showing how universal our human heritage really is.--From publisher description. No library descriptions found. |
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Google Books — Loading... GenresMelvil Decimal System (DDC)599.935Natural sciences and mathematics Zoology Mammals Humans Genetics, evolution, development GeneticsLC ClassificationRatingAverage:
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