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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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- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Reich, David (Of Harvard Medical School), author.
- 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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