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A world in a grain of sand: human history from genetic data

Year: 2011

Type: article

Abstract: Genome-wide genotypes and sequences are enriching our understanding of the past 50,000 years of human history and providing insights into earlier periods largely inaccessible to mitochondrial DNA and Y-chromosomal studies.To see a world in a grain of sand ...William Blake, Auguries of Innocence.

Source: Genome biology

DOI: 10.1186/gb-2011-12-11-234

Authors: Vincenza Colonna, Luca Pagani, Yali Xue, Chris Tyler-Smith

Institutions: Wellcome Sanger Institute, University of Cambridge

Language: English

Topic: Forensic and Genetic Research

Subfield: Genetics

Field: Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology

Domain: Life Sciences

Open Access status: gold

Estimated APC paid: $5,490

Funder: Wellcome Trust