David Reich.
Who We Are and How We Got Here: ancient DNA and the new science of the human past.
Vintage. 2018
Geneticists like David Reich have made astounding advances in the field of genomics,
which is proving to be as important as archaeology, linguistics, and written records
as a means to understand our ancestry.
In Who We Are and How We Got Here,
Reich allows readers to discover how the human genome provides
not only all the information a human embryo needs to develop
but also the hidden story of our species.
Provocatively, Reich’s book suggests that there might very well be biological differences among human populations but that these differences are unlikely to conform to common stereotypes. Drawing upon revolutionary findings and unparalleled scientific studies, Who We Are and How We Got Here is a captivating glimpse into humankind—where we came from and what that says about our lives today.