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A genetic and cultural odyssey : the life and work of L. Luca Cavalli-Sforza /

Drawing links between genetic and cultural development, Cavalli-Sforza developed groundbreaking techniques to trace the evolution of Homo sapiens and the origins of human differentiation, in addition to his earlier work in bacterial genetics. He is also the founder of the Human Genome Diversity Proj...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Stone, Linda, 1947-
Otros Autores: Lurquin, Paul F.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : Columbia University Press, 2005.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:Drawing links between genetic and cultural development, Cavalli-Sforza developed groundbreaking techniques to trace the evolution of Homo sapiens and the origins of human differentiation, in addition to his earlier work in bacterial genetics. He is also the founder of the Human Genome Diversity Project and continues to work as the principal investigator at Stanford University's Human Population Genetics Laboratory. Based on extensive research and interviews with Cavalli-Sforza and his colleagues, this biography examines the scientist's life and his immense and occasionally controversial c.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (xii, 227 pages) : illustrations
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references (pages 207-216) and index.
ISBN:0231508581
9780231508582