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Feb 21, 2021arewin rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
Really enjoyed the book's description of how the author's team developed how we are all descended from the 7 daughters of Eve. This is an extension the work the found ALL people are descendants of ONE 'Eve' from Africa from whom the 7…
Dec 11, 2020DanglingConversations rated this title 3.5 out of 5 stars
By 2020 much in this book is out of date (esp. Neanderthals and sapiens and the previous "out of Africa theory") as genetics and archeology has skyrocketed into a new era. It would be excellent to have an updated version of this book,…
Oct 13, 2019DorisWaggoner rated this title 3 out of 5 stars
Sykes is a mixture here of personal anecdote and science. The anecdote--he landed via air on the South Sea Island of Raratonga, had a nice home made dinner with the mayor, then took a laid back lesson on getting a driving lesson on a…
Nov 14, 2017
I loved this book - took a complex topic like genetics and broke it down into language all of us can connect with. Though there were a few terms and genetic details that caused me to have to look into it all a bit further, it's a great…
Jun 04, 2015msw44 rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
Informative and neat.
Apr 07, 2013CMcC rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
The subject of DNA and our past sounds scientific and heavy but the author who did the science is also a great popular writer. He made the science reasonably understandable while using great anecdotes about the research work to make you…
Jul 22, 2012doroschelch rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
Fascinating account of the history of DNA tracking all the way back to the seven women every European is related to genetically. Bryan Sykes manages to write about seemingly dry and boring scientific details in a way that you think you are…