Professor Bryan Sykes gives a firsthand account of his research into a gene which passes undiluted from generation to generation through the maternal line.
A collection of five lectures that summarize the author's attempts to track the past 100,000 years of human evolution by studying the genes of modern populations.
Reveals how developments in the cutting-edge science of population genetics have made it possible to link every human on earth back to one man who lived in Africa more than six thousand years ago.
Professor Bryan Sykes gives a firsthand account of his research into a gene which passes undiluted from generation to generation through the maternal line.
"Describes the rise of modern humans, Homo sapiens, including the theories about our origins and how we spread throughout the world, with information based on the latest fossil and DNA studies"--Provided by publisher.
A study based on a decade-long DNA survey traces the genetic makeup of British Islanders and their descendants, ranging from prehistoric times to the genetic heritage of Americans of British descent.
Professor Bryan Sykes gives a firsthand account of his research into a gene which passes undiluted from generation to generation through the maternal line.
Reveals how developments in the cutting-edge science of population genetics have made it possible to link every human on earth back to one man who lived in Africa more than six thousand years ago.
