J. Klein, N. Takahata
Where Do We Come From?
The Molecular Evidence for Human Descent
▶ There are many popular books on the origin of the human species,
but the majority are focused on the testimony provided by old bones,
while molecular evidence is merely skimmed over
▶ With the present book it is just the reverse: although the
archeological and paleontological evidence is summarized, its
marrow is the information provided by molecules, first and foremost
nucleic acids
2002, XIII, 462 p. 670 illus., 587 illus. in
color.
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From the moment it first began to contemplate the world, three questions have occupied
the human mind: Where do we come from? What are we? Where are we going? Artists
(notably Paul Gauguin), religious thinkers, philosophers, and most recently scientists
have all searched for answers. Here, the authors describe how scientists decipher human
origin from the record encrypted in the DNA and protein molecules. After explaining the
nature of descent and the methods available for studying genealogical relationships, they
summarize the information revealed by the molecular archives about the Tree of Life and
our location on one of its branches. The knowledge thus gleaned allows them to draw
conclusions about our identity, our place in the living world, our future, and the ethical
implications of the changed perspective.
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