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Who we are and how we got here : ancient DNA and the new science of the human past / David Reich.

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Format:
Book
Author/Creator:
Reich, David (Of Harvard Medical School), author.
Contributor:
ProQuest ebook central.
George Clapp Vaillant Book Fund.
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Human genetics--Popular works.
Human genetics.
Genomics.
Genomics--Popular works.
DNA--Analysis.
DNA.
Prehistoric peoples.
Human population genetics.
Genome, Human.
Evolution, Molecular.
Genetic Techniques.
Medical Subjects:
Genome, Human.
Evolution, Molecular.
Genomics.
Genetic Techniques.
DNA.
Genre:
Popular works.
Physical Description:
1 online resource (xxv, 335 pages) : illustrations, maps
Edition:
First edition.
Place of Publication:
New York : Pantheon Books, [2018]
[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], [2018]
System Details:
text file
Contents:
Introduction
Part I. The deep history of our species. How the genome explains who we are ; Encounters with Neanderthals ; Ancient DNA opens the floodgates
Part II. How we got to where we are today. Humanity's ghosts ; The making of modern Europe ; The collision that formed India ; In search of Native American ancestors ; The genomic origins of East Asians ; Rejoining Africa to the human story
Part III. The disruptive genome. The genomics of inequality ; The genomics of race and identity ; The future of ancient DNA.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 291-320) and index.
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI Available via World Wide Web.
Description based on print version record.
Local Notes:
Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the George Clapp Vaillant Book Fund.
ISBN:
9781101870334
1101870338
Publisher Number:
99984760993
40028084483
Access Restriction:
Restricted for use by site license.

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