The 10,000 Year Explosion: How Civilization Accelerated Human Evolution - Paperback
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Availability:In StockContributor:Gregory Cochran, Henry HarpendingAudience:Young AdultPublish date:2010-10-19Pages:304
Language:EnglishPublisher:Basic BooksISBN-13:9780465020423ISBN-10:465020429UPC:9780465020423Book Category:Science, HistoryBook Subcategory:Life Sciences, CivilizationBook Topic:Genetics & Genomics, EvolutionSize:9.10 x 6.10 x 0.90 inchesWeight:0.8003Product ID:SC7ETFA2H3
The 10,000 Year Explosion: How Civilization Accelerated Human Evolution
Resistance to malaria. Blue eyes. Lactose tolerance. What do all of these traits have in common? Every one of them has emerged in the last 10,000 years. Scientists have long believed that the "great leap forward" that occurred some 40,000 to 50,000 years ago in Europe marked end of significant biological evolution in humans. In this stunningly original account of our evolutionary history, top...
Language:EnglishPublisher:Basic BooksISBN-13:9780465020423ISBN-10:465020429UPC:9780465020423Book Category:Science, HistoryBook Subcategory:Life Sciences, CivilizationBook Topic:Genetics & Genomics, EvolutionSize:9.10 x 6.10 x 0.90 inchesWeight:0.8003Product ID:SC7ETFA2H3
Gregory Cochran is a physicist and Adjunct Professor of Anthropology at the University of Utah. For many years, he worked on lasers and image enhancement in the field of aerospace. He lives in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Henry Harpending holds the Thomas Chair as Distinguished Professor in the Department of Anthropology at the University of Utah. He is a member of the National Academy of Sciences. A...
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