The Journey of Man: A Genetic OdysseyPenguin Adult, 2003 M05 29 - 288 pages Around 60,000 years ago, a man, identical to us in all important respects, walked the soil of Africa. Every man alive today is descended from him. How did he come to be father to all of us - a real-life Adam? And why do we come in such a huge variety of sizes, shapes, types and races if we all share a single prehistoric ancestor?
In this fascinating book, Spencer Wells shows how the truth about our ancestors is hidden in our genetic code, and reveals how developments in the cutting-edge science of population genetics have made it possible not just to discover where our ancestors lived (and who they may have fought, loved, learned from and influence) but to create a family tree for the whole of humanity. |
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... developed a keen interest in science during his childhood . While he had the usual chemistry accidents , especially with his older brother Erasmus - with whom he once destroyed a garden shed - cum - laboratory when an experiment went ...
A Genetic Odyssey Spencer Wells. distant ancestors had quite well - developed palates , even in those days of ... develop new toolkits or protective clothing , and no drastic fluctuations in food availability . Overall , the coastal route ...
... developed ) . Soon you learn enough words to develop basic sentences - ' I drink ' , or ' Eat now ' . The final leap will be to create complex sentences that convey much more information than single nouns and verbs alone . You ...