Abstract
As the American geneticist, anthropologist, and television presenter Spencer Wells boldly claims in his 2003 PBS documentary The Journey of Man, the study of genetic variation in people around the globe opens an unparalleled view into the past. One drop of blood or a few cells swabbed from the inside of the cheek, he insists, not only unveils mankind's origins in Africa, but also reveals the pathways along which human beings traveled into Europe, Asia, and North and South America.
Original language | English (US) |
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Title of host publication | Genetics and the Unsettled Past |
Subtitle of host publication | The Collision of DNA, Race, and History |
Publisher | Rutgers University Press |
Pages | 1-10 |
Number of pages | 10 |
ISBN (Print) | 9780813552545 |
State | Published - 2012 |
Externally published | Yes |
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- General Social Sciences