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Invisible History of the Human Race: How DNA and History Shape Our Identities and Our Futures
Invisible History of the Human Race: How DNA and History Shape Our Identities and Our Futures | Christine Kenneally
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" "A "New York Times"Notable Book " " The richest, freshest, most fun book on genetics in some time. "The New York Times Book Review" We are doomed to repeat history if we fail to learn from it, but how are we affected by the forces that are invisible to us? In "The Invisible History of the Human Race"Christine Kenneally draws on cutting-edge research to reveal how both historical artifacts and DNA tell us where we come from and where we may be going. While somebooks explore our genetic inheritance and popular television shows celebrate ancestry, this is the first book to explore how everything from DNA to emotions to namesand the stories that form our lives are all part of our human legacy. Kenneally shows how trust is inherited in Africa, silence is passed down in Tasmania, and how thehistory of nations is written in our DNA. From fateful, ancient encounters to modern mass migrations and medical diagnoses, Kenneally explains how the forces thatshaped the history of the world ultimately shape each human who inhabits it. "The Invisible History of the Human Race" is a deeply researched, carefully crafted and provocative perspective on how our stories, psychology, and genetics affect our past and our future."
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Mehso-so

Another interesting take on why society is structured the way it is

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Oblomov26
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Pickpick

An interesting hodgepodge of stories/ essays relating to heritage and human genetics and what we have learned to date. Covers a range of topics from the impact of family and memory on society, DNA mapping within England, confirming and in some cases providing additional details to traditional history, the impact of inbreeding on the Samaritan communities and what we can tell about human development based on our DNA.

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Cassandra_L
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Book 2 of 2 in today's non-fic book haul.

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2ndstar_totheright
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"Your genome is just the first hand that life deals you. How you play it is up to you."

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