Deep Ancestry: Inside The Genographic Project

Deep Ancestry: Inside The Genographic Project
by Spencer Wells

Deep Ancestry: Inside The Genographic Project
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Author: Spencer Wells
Edition: Paperback
Audio: English (Original Language); English (Unknown); English (Published)
Published: 2007-11-20
ISBN: 1426201184
Number of pages: 256
Publisher: National Geographic
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Book Review: "Our Roots: Where We Originated" "Deep Ancestry: Inside the Genographic Project" by Spencer Wells. National Geographic, Washingt
Summary: 5 Stars

"Deep Ancestry: Inside the Genographic Project" by Spencer Wells. National Geographic, Washington, DC. 2006. ISBN 10: 0-7922-6215-8, HC 248 pgs., Index 6 pgs., Illustrations.

A well-written, largely original dissertation on discovering and documenting the origin and migrations of earliest Man (Homo sapiens) utilizing mutation points in the genome as relative, fixed-time events and categorized as haplogroups (ancestral clans).

A previously published researcher, Wells obtained Ph.D. (Harvard) & studied under Luca Cavalli-Sforza (Stanford), population geneticist. Wells' genetic studies used Y chromosomal DNA for paternal and mt DNA (Mitochrondrial) for maternal linkages. For exposition in this book, Wells performed computational analyses of c. 10,000 participants from diverse parts of the world. Based on assumption that mutations are rare, he and co-workers studied both mt DNA and Y chromosomes for evidence of mutation sites, frequencies, and they were, thereby, able to develop maps of earliest haplogroups (ancestral clans). Illustrations show his mapped and inferred migratory paths for ancestral "Eve" and "Adam" using mt-DNA and Y-Chromosome respectively. Improved data necessitates use of more subjects, i.e. 100,000.

This book is written for a large general audience in mind and fortunately is not overly stuffed with scientific jargon. The many illustrations and maps are invaluable. This study is part of the 5-year, 40-million-dollar research Genographic Project launched in April 2005 (completing in 2010), using cheek swab specimens contributed by voluntary public participants who purchase kits to obtain cheek swab samples (cost c. $100) and each will be provided haplogroup ID. Contact info: [....]

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Summary of Deep Ancestry: Inside The Genographic Project

Travel backward through time from today's scattered billions to the handful of early humans who lived in Africa 60,000 years ago and are ancestors to us all.

In Deep Ancestry, scientist and National Geographic explorer Spencer Wells shows how tiny genetic changes add up over time into a fascinating story. Using scores of real-life examples, helpful analogies, and detailed diagrams and illustrations, he explains exactly how each and every individual's DNA contributes another piece to the jigsaw puzzle of human history. The book takes readers inside the Genographic Project-the landmark study now assembling the world's largest collection of DNA samples and employing the latest in testing technology and computer analysis to examine hundreds of thousand of genetic profiles from all over the globe-and invites us all to take part.

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