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Original Title:	The Seven Daughters of Eve: The Science That Reveals Our Genetic Ancestry
ISBN:	0393020185 (ISBN13: 9780393020182)
Edition Language:	English
Literary Awards:	Prismas Casa de las Ciencias a la Divulgación for Libro editado (2002)

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Title	:	The Seven Daughters of Eve: The Science That Reveals Our Genetic Ancestry
Author	:	Bryan Sykes
Book Format	:	Hardcover
Book Edition	:	Anniversary Edition
Pages	:	Pages: 320 pages
Published	:	July 17th 2001 by W. W. Norton Company (first published January 1st 2001)
Categories	:	Science. Nonfiction. History. Biology. Genetics. Evolution. Anthropology

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One of the most dramatic stories of genetic discovery since James Watson's The Double Helix—a work whose scientific and cultural reverberations will be discussed for years to come. In 1994 Professor Bryan Sykes, a leading world authority on DNA and human evolution, was called in to examine the frozen remains of a man trapped in glacial ice in northern Italy. News of both the Ice Man's discovery and his age, which was put at over five thousand years, fascinated scientists and newspapers throughout the world. But what made Sykes's story particularly revelatory was his successful identification of a genetic descendant of the Ice Man, a woman living in Great Britain today. How was Sykes able to locate a living relative of a man who died thousands of years ago? In The Seven Daughters of Eve, he gives us a firsthand account of his research into a remarkable gene, which passes undiluted from generation to generation through the maternal line. After plotting thousands of DNA sequences from all over the world, Sykes found that they clustered around a handful of distinct groups. Among Europeans and North American Caucasians, there are, in fact, only seven. This conclusion was staggering: almost everyone of native European descent, wherever they may live throughout the world, can trace their ancestry back to one of seven women, the Seven Daughters of Eve. Naming them Ursula, Xenia, Helena, Velda, Tara, Katrine, and Jasmine, Sykes has created portraits of their disparate worlds by mapping the migratory patterns followed by millions of their ancestors. In reading the stories of these seven women, we learn exactly how our origins can be traced, how and where our ancient genetic ancestors lived, and how we are each living proof of the almost indestructible strands of DNA, which have survived over so many thousands of years. Indeed, The Seven Daughters of Eve is filled with dramatic stories: from Sykes's identification, using DNA samples from two living relatives, of the remains of Tsar Nicholas and Tsaress Alexandra, to the Caribbean woman whose family had been sold into slavery centuries before and whose ancestry Sykes was able to trace back to the Eastern coast of central Africa. Ultimately, Sykes's investigation reveals that, as a race, what humans have in common is more deeply embedded than what separates us.

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I picked up this book because I was interested in learning more about mitochondrial DNA and its inheritance patterns. In the first part of the book Sykes, a primary researcher in this field, does a solid job about explaining mitochondrial DNA and the history and process of how he used it in his research, tracing the questions he was asking and the methods that he and his team used. In the second part of the book, he names several ancestral women, all identified by their individual DNA sequences,

This is a good read, fascinating and well told. Who wouldnt be interested to know that everyone in modern day Europe was born of seven mothers: seven clan heads who had no idea they were mothering the entire continent?The hows and whys of why of this are answered in the book, told in a kind of grandfatherly, gentle, humble way by Sykes. Included in the ride is a debunking of the Kon Tiki explanation of the populating of the South Sea islands and a fairly simple to understand background in what

after taking 23andme test, started reading book in this area.this book is a little bit old, but still very relevant.

The first half of this book gives an excellent and detailed description of Bryan Sykes thrilling investigative journey whereby he uncovers findings and develops his theory regarding mitochondrial DNA, DNA that is passed down from mother to child that, according to Sykes, can give us a record back through our mothers due to measurable degrees of mutation.While reading this book, keep in mind that, according to the author himself, the fictitious representations of the "Seven Daughters of Eve" are

This is a very interesting book. It is very well written. Bryan Sykes explains the science involved in his story in a very interesting fashion.It is fascinating and mind-boggling to imagine that as few as seven women could be ancestors of a whole continent of Europe. The author makes it clear in his book, that these seven women were not the only women of their times. Also, he explains that they were ancestors by maternal lineages only. There must be many other women who are ancestors of millions

I have been reading Saxons, Vikings, and Celts by the same author but have put it aside so that I can finish this book!!!I am a Sociologist by training with an emphasis on Anthropology so this is of real interest to me. Sykes writes for the average person but is of great interest to the professional.As some of the reviewers noted, the last half of the book is what the author imagines the lives of these "clan mothers" must have been like. Personally, it helps the non-scientific reader understand

How genetic knowledge is rewriting the prehistoryThis is a popular book of scientific discovery written in an affecting and engaging style by a geneticist who has the all too rare gift of writing extremely readable prose.Professor Bryan Sykes draws the reader into his story as easily as a best-selling novelist. And this is just the "science" part of the book which lasts for fourteen chapters. Then come the fictional chapters about the seven daughters and their imagined stories, so touching and