The Seven Daughters of Eve (2001)
“How often have you asked yourself that question? We may know our parents, even our grandparents; not far beyond that, for most of us the trail begins to disappear into the mist. But each of us carries a message from our ancestors in every cell of our body. It is in our DNA, the genetic material that is handed down from generation to generation. Within the DNA is written not only our histories as individuals but the whole history of the human race. With the aid of recent advances in genetic tech...nology, this history is now being revealed. We are at last able to begin to decipher the messages from the past. Our DNA does not fade like an ancient parchment; it does not rust in the ground like the sword of a warrior long dead. It is not eroded by wind or rain, nor reduced to ruin by fire and earthquake. It is the traveller from an antique land who lives within us all.
This book is about the history of the world as revealed by genetics. It shows how the history of our species, Homo sapiens, is recorded in the genes that trace our ancestry back into the deep past, way beyond the reach of written records or stone inscriptions.MoreLess
This book is about the history of the world as revealed by genetics. It shows how the history of our species, Homo sapiens, is recorded in the genes that trace our ancestry back into the deep past, way beyond the reach of written records or stone inscriptions.MoreLess
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