Bryan Sykes (ed.)

The Human Inheritance

Genes, Languages, and Evolution
Herausgeber: Sykes, Bryan

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Human evolution is one of the most contentious areas of science. Genetics is beginning to offer powerful insights into our past, but the results continue to be controversial. This stimulating and challenging book of essays, written for a broad audience, looks at the links between genes, language, and the archeological record and evaluates the potential of genetics for uncovering our history.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Sydney University Press
• Seitenzahl: 208
• Erscheinungstermin: 24. Februar 2000
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 225mm x 144mm x 19mm
• Gewicht: 356g
• ISBN-13: 9780198502746
• ISBN-10: 0198502745
• Artikelnr.: 21252784

Autorenporträt

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

Inhaltsangabe

* Introduction
* 1: Colin Renfrew: Reflections on the archaeology of linguistic
diversity
* 2: Chris Stringer: The fossil record of the evolution of Homo sapiens
* 3: Don Ringer: Language classification: scientific and unscientific
methods
* 4: Gabriel Dover: Human evolution: our turbulent genes and why we are
not chimps
* 5: Bryan Sykes: Using genes to map population structure and origins
* 6: Svante Paabo: Ancient DNA
* 7: Ryk Ward: Language and genes in the Americas
* 8: Walter Bodmer: Human genetic diversity and disease susceptibility