Who we are and how we got here : ancient DNA and the new science of the human past / David Reich.
Who we are and how we got here : ancient DNA and the new science of the human past / David Reich.
Who we are and how we got here : ancient DNA and the new science of the human past / David Reich.
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Publisher
New York : Pantheon Books, [2018]
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G 2018/2526
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Language
English
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Physical Description
Physical content
xxv, 335 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Content type
text
Media type
unmediated
Carrier type
volume
Contents
Introduction -- Part I: The deep history of our species -- How the genome explains who we are -- Encounters the 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 s...
Publication information
Publisher
New York : Pantheon Books, [2018]
Edition
First edition.
Place of Publication
New York (State)
Date Published
[2018]
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Scope and Contents
Summary
"A groundbreaking book about how technological advances in genomics and the extraction of ancient DNA have profoundly changed our understanding of human prehistory while resolving many long-standing controversies. Massive technological innovations now allow scientists to extract and analyze ancient DNA as never before, and it has become clear--in...
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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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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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G 2018/2526
Record Identifier
74VKVomAK5jO
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKVomAK5jO
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ISBN
9781101870327 hardcover
110187032X hardcover
DDC
572.86
MMS ID
991024165561602626
