Travel backward through time from today's scattered billions to the handful of early humans who lived in Africa 60, 000 years ago and are ancestors to us all. In Deep Ancestry, scientist and National Geographic explorer Spencer Wells shows how tiny genetic changes add up over time into a fascinating story. Using scores of real-life examples, helpful analogies, and detailed diagrams and illustrations, he explains exactly how each and every individual's DNA contributes another piece to the jigsaw puzzle of human history. The book takes readers inside the Genographic Projectathe 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 thousand of genetic profiles from all over the globeaand invites us all to take part.The Landmark DNA Quest to Decipher Our Distant Past Spencer Wells. ac How has the geography of China molded genetic patterns there? ... Coopera#39;s teamhasdeveloped many exciting new techniques for analyzing ancientDNA, andhis work holds tremendous promise forour ability to answer key questions such as: ... The Genographic Projectteam is fortunatetohave thecontinued guidance of an advisoryanbsp;...
Title | : | Deep Ancestry |
Author | : | Spencer Wells |
Publisher | : | National Geographic Books - 2007-11-20 |
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