Neanderthal Man : In Search of Lost Genomes (Edition 1) (Paperback)

from Shrike58

What I most appreciate about this scientific memoir is Paabo's frank analysis of his personal motivations and how they have driven his career from being a graduate student seeking to study a topic that really didn't exist yet to becoming a scientific entrepreneur with a sharp interest in playing ...

from MauriceAWilliams

I have always been interested in animals and anthropology. I was amazed when the double helix structure of DNA was discovered in 1953 and astounded when I heard that the human genome was mapped in 2003, so I got this book. The author of this book did a good job explaining how his work progressed....

from MarkPlunkett

Well worth the investment of time. The author was able to hold my attention with his storytelling ability even though the context of the story is his work with the most complex investigation of the human genome. It is amazing what can be learned through the analysis of DNA extracted from even a v...

from Niecierpek

What a fascinating ride! From working on the genome itself, through the way research institutions work to the personality of Paabo himself. The book is written very much in the same convention as The Genome War: How Craig Venter Tried to Capture the Code of Life and Save the World, which is about...

from Pmaurer

Technical book, chronicling the search for the DNA of a Neanderthal man. Details many delays and obstructions of all sorts - chemical, political, scientific. Waded through the book for the book club discussion, but much of it went over my head.