Neanderthal Man

What can we learn from the genomes of our closest evolutionary relatives Neanderthal Man tells the story of geneticist Svante P bo s mission to answer this question, and recounts his ultimately successful efforts to genetically define what makes us different from our Neanderthal cousins Beginning with the study of DNA in Egyptian mummies in the early 1980s and culminating in the sequencing of the Neanderthal genome in 2010, Neanderthal Man describes the events, intrigues, failures, and triumphs of these scientifically rich years through the lens of the pioneer and inventor of the field of ancient DNA.We learn that Neanderthal genes offer a unique window into the lives of our hominin relatives and may hold the key to unlocking the mystery of why humans survived while Neanderthals went extinct Drawing on genetic and fossil clues, P bo explores what is known about the origin of modern humans and their relationship to the Neanderthals and describes the fierce debate surrounding the nature of the two species interactions His findings have not only redrawn our family tree, but recast the fundamentals of human history the biological beginnings of fully modern Homo sapiens, the direct ancestors of all people alive today.A riveting story about a visionary researcher and the nature of scientific inquiry, Neanderthal Man offers rich insight into the fundamental question of who we are. Free Read Kindle ePUB Neanderthal Man By Svante Pääbo – kino-fada.fr Good science writing by the actual scientist, always a plus Part autobiography, part earnest attempts to guide the reader accurately through all the complex steps by which such genetic work is actually done And also to show the equally complex social networks through which science is done I had enjoyed hitting up 23andme last year for its estimate of my own personal percentage of Neanderthal genome I was very close to the European average, unsurprisingly It was fascinating to see where Good science writing by the actual scientist, always a plus Part au...I have a friend who is a science professor and we attend a book group together A few years back he suggested the book Spillover by David Quammen and I found that its impact on me was tremendous I appreciate those who are battling the next series of pandemics we will face some a lot worse than the current influenza season my review can be found here I had the same anticipation when he recommended this book by Svanto Paabo My GR friend Jean describe I have a friend who is a science professor and we attend a book group together A few years back he suggested the book Spillover by David Quammen and I found that its impact on me was tremendous I appreciate those who are battling the next series of pandemics we will face some a lot worse than the current influenza season my review can be found here I had the same anticipation when he recommended this book by Svanto Paabo My GR friend Jean describes it asa memoir than a science book I feel the same but this book comes with plenty of technical jargon that only a genetic scientist could love Speaking of genetics, I have found the subject fascinating for a long time, but it is clear from this book that those who work in the field have to have some very deep skill sets in order to gain further insights Paabo has been hard at work for several decades in digging out the secrets from the DNA of extinct species He calls h...I found this most interesting and fun book to read It is written in the first person just as if Svanto Paabo was sitting beside the reader telling the story of how he mapped the genome Some technical information is provided and explained but mostly he tells about himself and his colleagues and their work The way the book is written keeps the reader engaged and enthralled with the story The book reads like a memoir rather than a scientific book.The story starts in 1981, when Paabo, a Swedish I found this most interesting and fun book to read It is written in the first person just as if Svanto Paabo was sitting beside the reader telling the story of how he mapped the genome Some technical information is provided and explained but mostly he tells about himself and his colleagues and their work The way the book is written keeps the reader engaged and enthralled with the story The book reads like a memoir rather than a scientific book.The story starts in 1981, when Paabo, a Swedish graduate student, became obses...Svante Paabo, perhaps the most eminent paleo geneticist in the world, has written a science blockbuster recounting the trail of his sequencing of the Neanderthal and Denisovans genomes Not only has he given us an exciting story of discovery, competition, camaraderie and the world of science, but he has written it in language that the informed layperso...A hard to put down true life science detective story about decoding the Neanderthal genome Later chapters include Denisovans Book ends in updated Postscript telling of the latest research on the FoxP2 language gene, and what happens to nice when they have the human version inserted into their ...Overall, this book did not completely live up to my expectations While it was a fairly interesting premise, the author veered off track too often for me.Author s Premise Are we related to Neanderthal Man If so, how Book s Structure First 3rd is autobiographical Second 3rd is heavily technical discussion of mitochondrial ribosomal DNA its extraction, viability and study Final 3rd interesting discussion of how we share certain genes with Neanderthals and how this possibly could have Overall, this book did not completely live up to my expectations While it was a fairly interesting premise, th...What a fascinating ride From working on the genome itself, through the way research institutions work to the personality of Paabo himself The book is written very much in the same convention as The Genome War How Craig Venter Tried to Capture the Code of Life and Save the World, which is about the competition between Venter and Collins to sequence the genome Paabo s book has the same unabashed honesty about rivalry in the science world, but here it s not written by journalist about the scien What a fascinating ride From working on the genome itself, through the way research institutions work to the personality of Paabo himself The book is written very much in the same convention as The G...Left at 40% This is the type of book I would like for me to enjoy I ve always thought of myself as someone interested in science I have also learned valuable details of how quickly DNA disintegrates and how difficult it is to extract ancient DNA without contaminating it That s what most of the book that I ve read was about That and a few details of the author s life This is not a bad book It just isn t what I need right now I want some mind numbing blood splatter to cool of my frazzled n Left at 40% This is the type of book I would like for me to enjoy I ve always thought of myself as someone interested in science I ...This will be one of my top reads of 2014 This disarmingly frank tale of Paabo s thirty years at the cutting edge of historic DNA sequencing work as a tale of scientific pioneering, giving rare insight into the politics, money, rivalry, passion and innovation of modern science.Paabo s frank, almost naive, tone can be cringeworthy at times especially discussing his affair with a colleague, and you have to wonder how some of his colleagues feel about his well meaning descriptions of them but i This will be one of my top reads of 2014 This disarmingly frank tale of Paabo s thirty years at the cutting edge of historic DNA seque...This book is less about Neanderthals themselves andabout the biological and technical details of extracting their long extinct genomes from the preserved bones we ve found, and also about Svante P bo himself it touches on his bisexuality, his moves between institutions, even his affair with a colleague s wife I could ve done without the personal info it often felt like it was completely incidental to the extraction and sequencing going on in his teams There were some interesting bits This book is less about Neanderthals themselves andabout the biological and technical details of extracting their long extinct genomes from the preserved bones we ve found, ...

• English
• 05 June 2018
Svante Pääbo
• Hardcover
• 288 pages
• 0465020836
• Svante Pääbo
• Neanderthal Man