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Original Title:	Neanderthal Man: In Search of Lost Genomes
ISBN:	0465020836 (ISBN13: 9780465020836)
Edition Language:	English

Neanderthal Man: In Search of Lost Genomes Hardcover | Pages: 288 pages

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Title	:	Neanderthal Man: In Search of Lost Genomes
Author	:	Svante Pääbo
Book Format	:	Hardcover
Book Edition	:	Anniversary Edition
Pages	:	Pages: 288 pages
Published	:	February 11th 2014 by Basic Books
Categories	:	Science. Nonfiction. History. Anthropology. Biology. Evolution. Genetics

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¿Qué podemos aprender de los genomas de nuestros parientes evolutivos más cercanos? "El hombre de Neandertal" cuenta la historia de la misión del genetista Svante Pääbo de contestar esta pregunta, y narra sus esfuerzos por definir genéticamente lo que nos distingue de nuestros primos neandertales. Empezando con el estudio del DNA de momias egipcias, a principios de los años 80, y culminando con la secuenciación del genoma neandertal, en 2010, "El hombre de Neandertal" describe los acontecimientos, intrigas, fracasos y triunfos de estos años científicamente tan ricos a través de la lente del pionero e inventor del campo del DNA antiguo.

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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 genome.

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

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

I thought Svante Paabo was just a regular guy with a brilliant mind, but he is actually a bisexual swedish super soldier/scientist with a flexible moral about seducing married women. I enjoyed this book SO MUCH is not even funny, but I don't know if it would equally exciting for someone who is not in the field or not very VERY interested in how to extract ancient DNA from bones, genome biology and how the progress in sequencing techniques saved us all. Apparently they found the jawbone of a man

Paabo describes the long, difficult, ultimately successful process of discovering Neanderthal genomes. Difficulties include contamination by bacteria or modern human genomes, technical issues in the lab, finding Neanderthal bones which are often carefully guarded by the university or museum owning them, and competition from other scientists. Interesting book, not too difficult for a lay reader.

"Neanderthal Man" is quite interesting book about Svante Pääbo researches in finding genomes of Homo Neanderthalensis with ancient DNA. I thought that this book is about nature and biology of this kind individuum. However, this book is about not only DNA and other biological terms but deep personal and professional feelings of the author. He expalained everything clearly and obviously. I would call this book like autobiographical. It was quite interesting to be a 'imaginary' participant in

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