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Who We Are and How We Got Here

Ancient DNA and the New Science of the Human Past

by David Reich · 2018 · 335 pages

Nassim Nicholas Taleb
Nassim Nicholas Taleb
Recommended by 1 elite

Recommended by 1 Elite

Nassim Nicholas Taleb

About This Book

Geneticist David Reich explains how the study of ancient DNA is revolutionizing our understanding of human history and ancestry. He describes the evidence for massive migrations and the intermixing of populations that shaped modern humans across the globe.

Genres

Science & TechnologyHistorySociety & Politics

Topics

AncestryEvolutionGeneticsGenomicsHuman History

Book Details

Published

2018

Pages

335

Language

en

ISBN

9781101873465

Awards & Recognition

Newcomb Cleveland PrizeDan David Prize

Audiobook Available

10h 51m
Narrated by John Lescault

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