The Journey of Man: A Genetic Odyssey - Brossura

Wells, Spencer

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ISBN 10: 0141008326 ISBN 13: 9780141008325

Casa editrice: Penguin, 2003

Riassunto

Around 60,000 years ago, a man, identical to us in all important respects, walked the soil of Africa. Every man alive today is descended from him. How did he come to be father to all of us - a real-life Adam? And why do we come in such a huge variety of sizes, shapes, types and races if we all share a single prehistoric ancestor?

In this fascinating book, Spencer Wells shows how the truth about our ancestors is hidden in our genetic code, and reveals how developments in the cutting-edge science of population genetics have made it possible not just to discover where our ancestors lived (and who they may have fought, loved, learned from and influence) but to create a family tree for the whole of humanity.

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L'autore:

Spencer Wells received his Ph.D. from Harvard University in 1994, and subsequently moved to Stanford University, where he worked with Luca Cavalli-Sforza. He then led the population genetics research group at the Wellcome Trust Centre for Human Genetics at Oxford.

Su questa edizione

• Editore: Penguin
• Data di pubblicazione: 2003
• ISBN 10: 0141008326
• ISBN 13: 9780141008325
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 288