Human Peoples

What are we? Where do we come from? Human Peoples takes us on a fascinating tour through what our genetics reveals about our deep-time history as a species. Astonishing and eye-opening -- Professor Lewis Dartnell, author of 'BEING HUMAN: How our Biology Shaped World History’ Masterful and ambitious. If you want to understand the power of population genetics in revealing the complex and diverse story of humanity, read this book -- Professor Tom Higham Thoughtful and thorough... A vaccine against declinism and racism, it is essential reading for those eager to understand both our history as a species and the genetic science that underpins precision medicine today -- Jennifer Raff * Times Literary Supplement * Research on human DNA is one of the hottest areas of biological research, and Quintana-Murci gives us a solid communiqué from the trenches that should be on the reading list of any young person thinking of entering this field -- Henry Gee * Literary Review * Human Peoples answers the question we all ask ourselves: where do we, Homo Sapiens, come from?... Written by one of the world’s leading specialists in population genetics... this book shows the vital importance of population mixing in the adaptation of our ancestors to the different environments they encountered in their journeys across the planet. There is nothing didactic or dogmatic about this book: it is pure science. But that doesn't mean that anyone can’t enjoy it * Libération * An accessible and fascinating book * Lire Magazine * Precious are the books that manage to talk about scientific research, combining clarity, precision and narrative sensibility. This work, by biologoist Lluis Quintana-Murci, is one such book… Thanks to the discipline of population genetics, we have revisited our understanding of the human settlement of the planet. We have also come to appreciate the fantastic diversity of modern human genetics, and their evolution… a captivating epic journey between past, present and future * Sciences et Avenir * Don’t miss out on this extremely clear book from an accomplished researcher * Pour la Science * Illuminating… a book we should all read… Quintana-Murci answers the universal questions: where do we come from? Who are we? And where are we going? His approach renders the seemingly arduous clear * La Voix du Nord * Remarkably well-researched and accessible… a magisterial work * Quinzaines, Lettres *