The story in our genes
July 17th, 2008 by Mary
Scientific American has posted a nice article about human genetic history. It’s a good introduction to the current state of knowledge with respect to how our DNA can help us figure out human prehistory and evolution. There’s a section on the perennial question “Did humans and Neanderthals interbreed?” (no firm answer yet, but a summary of some recent work) and perhaps the most fascinating of all, some information about how we’re still evolving.
