I cannot say I understood all, or even most of the concepts, and techniques discussed in Neanderthal Man: In Search of Lost Genomes by Svante Pääbo. But the great feature of this book is that the author (somehow) creates a coherent narrative even when the reader does not know very much about genetics.
In a wider sense, this book documents a revolution in our understanding of what it means to be homo sapiens. Our deep past is shrouded in silence, revelated only in cave paintings, tools, and bones. Pääbo groundbreaking work is the Copernican Revolution in our understanding of our origins. And like all great discoveries, it has generated a host of questions waiting for answers.
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