Neanderthal Man
In Search of Lost Genomes
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Neanderthal Man
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Narrated by:
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Dennis Holland
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By:
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Svante Pääbo
About this listen
A preeminent geneticist hunts the Neanderthal genome to answer the biggest question of them all: What does it mean to be human?
What can we learn from the genes of our closest evolutionary relatives? Neanderthal Man tells the story of geneticist Svante Pbo’s mission to answer that question, beginning with the study of DNA in Egyptian mummies in the early 1980s and culminating in his sequencing of the Neanderthal genome in 2009. From Pbo, we learn how 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, Pbo 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.
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.
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©2014 Svante Pääbo (P)2014 Audible Inc.What listeners say about Neanderthal Man
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- Danielle Oliver
- 21-05-2019
Interesting listen
Already knowing the final conclusions of this book, it was fascinating looking back at what went into this discovery, from the development of better assay, amplification and extraction techniques, to faster more accurate machinery. The PCR wasn’t even a thing when the author started experimenting with ancient DNA. I hope technology improves enough for him to one day go back to the Egyptian mummies which initially fascinated him.
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- Michele Cunningham
- 30-05-2016
Fascinating book
Being a retired molecular biologist I found this a very interesting book. However I would have preferred the narration by the author
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- Anonymous User
- 09-08-2022
Interesting book
This is an interesting book. It sheds light on the history of Neanderthals and how they mixed with humans.
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