The Human Inheritance: Genes, Languages, and Evolution

ISBN-13: 9780198502746 / Angielski / Twarda / 2000 / 208 str.

Brian Sykes

Opis

Human evolution is one of the most contentious areas of science. Genet ics is beginning to offer powerful insights into our past, but the res ults continue to be controversial. This stimulating and challenging bo ok of essays, written for a broad audience, looks at the links between genes, language, and the archeological record and evaluates the poten tial of genetics for uncovering our history.

Recenzje

' This is a thought-provoking and extremely readable book in which the arguments are uniformly cogent and the exemplifications admirable' Human Genetics

O autorze

Dr. Bryan Sykes is based at the Institute of Molecular Medicine, University of Oxford, John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford OX3 9DS. Tel. 01865 222404 Fax 01865 222498 Email bsykes@molbiol. ox.ac.uk