Physical Description |
xiv, 401 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm. |
Note |
Originally published with subtitle: The stories in our genes. London : Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 2016. With new foreword. |
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 370-384) and index. |
Contents |
Part one: How we came to be -- Horny and mobile -- The first European union -- These American lands -- When we were kings -- Part two: Who we are now -- The end of race -- The most wondrous map ever produced by humankind -- Fate -- A short introduction to the future of humankind -- Epilogue. |
Summary |
Science writer Adam Rutherford explains exactly how genomics is completely rewriting the human story--from 100,000 years ago to the present. Rutherford closes with "A Short Introduction to the Future of Humankind," filled with provocative questions that we're on the cusp of answering: Are we still in the grasp of natural selection? Are we evolving for better or worse? And . . . where do we go from here? |
Subject |
Human genome.
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Genomics -- History.
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Evolution (Biology)
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DNA -- History.
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Alt Author |
Mukherjee, Siddhartha, writer of foreword.
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