Human Population Genetics (68 books)

What ancient and modern DNA tells us about human variability and the processes that shape it.

(Please don't add racist crap here. Nor creationist stuff.)

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1	Neanderthal Man: In Search of Lost Genomes by Svante Pääbo 4.08 avg rating — 3,433 ratings score: 694, and 7 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
2	Who We Are and How We Got Here: Ancient DNA and the New Science of the Human Past by David Reich 4.14 avg rating — 6,060 ratings score: 498, and 5 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
3	The Gene: An Intimate History by Siddhartha Mukherjee 4.35 avg rating — 55,568 ratings score: 394, and 4 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
4	A Brief History of Everyone Who Ever Lived: The Stories in Our Genes by Adam Rutherford 4.03 avg rating — 12,026 ratings score: 295, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
5	DNA Nation: How the Internet of Genes is Changing Your Life by Sergio Pistoi (Goodreads Author) 4.08 avg rating — 48 ratings score: 200, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
6	Human Evolutionary Genetics by Mark A. Jobling 4.22 avg rating — 50 ratings score: 191, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
6	Lamarck's Revenge: How Epigenetics Is Revolutionizing Our Understanding of Evolution's Past and Present by Peter D. Ward 3.27 avg rating — 99 ratings score: 191, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
8	A Short History of Humanity: A New History of Old Europe by Johannes Krause 4.14 avg rating — 1,918 ratings score: 152, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
9	Origin: A Genetic History of the Americas by Jennifer Raff 3.79 avg rating — 3,254 ratings score: 149, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
10	Coalescent Theory: An Introduction by John Wakeley 4.12 avg rating — 16 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
10	Principles of Population Genetics by Daniel L. Hartl 4.05 avg rating — 78 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
10	The Mutant Project: Inside the Global Race to Genetically Modify Humans by Eben Kirksey (Goodreads Author) 3.82 avg rating — 327 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
10	The Cartoon Guide to Genetics by Larry Gonick 4.05 avg rating — 990 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
10	The Decline and Fall of the Human Empire: Why Our Species Is on the Edge of Extinction by Henry Gee (Goodreads Author) 3.68 avg rating — 329 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
15	Evolutionary Genetics by John Maynard Smith 4.20 avg rating — 41 ratings score: 99, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
15	Life: The Leading Edge of Evolutionary Biology, Genetics, Anthropology, and Environmental Science by John Brockman 3.61 avg rating — 357 ratings score: 99, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
17	Mapping Human History: Genes, Race, and Our Common Origins by Steve Olson (Goodreads Author) 3.94 avg rating — 1,060 ratings score: 98, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
18	Ancestors in Our Genome: The New Science of Human Evolution by Eugene E. Harris 4.07 avg rating — 164 ratings score: 97, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
18	The Journey of Man: A Genetic Odyssey by Spencer Wells 4.07 avg rating — 1,616 ratings score: 97, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
20	My European Family: The First 54,000 Years by Karin Bojs 3.85 avg rating — 1,851 ratings score: 96, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
20	The Code Breaker: Jennifer Doudna, Gene Editing, and the Future of the Human Race by Walter Isaacson (Goodreads Author) 4.28 avg rating — 40,993 ratings score: 96, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
22	Reflections of Our Past by John H. Relethford 3.94 avg rating — 53 ratings score: 95, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
22	Population Genetics, Molecular Evolution, and the Neutral Theory: Selected Papers by Motoo Kimura 3.71 avg rating — 7 ratings score: 95, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
22	Mapping Humanity: How Modern Genetics Is Changing Criminal Justice, Personalized Medicine, and Our Identities by Joshua Z. Rappoport 3.89 avg rating — 37 ratings score: 95, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
25	Computational Molecular Evolution by Ziheng Yang 3.94 avg rating — 18 ratings score: 94, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
25	Native American DNA: Tribal Belonging and the False Promise of Genetic Science by Kim TallBear 4.06 avg rating — 452 ratings score: 94, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
27	Human Population Genetics and Genomics by Alan R. Templeton it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating score: 93, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
27	The Genesis Machine: Our Quest to Rewrite Life in the Age of Synthetic Biology by Amy Webb (Goodreads Author) 3.94 avg rating — 730 ratings score: 93, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
29	Genetic Ancestry by Jada Benn Torres liked it 3.00 avg rating — 2 ratings score: 91, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
29	The Progressive Gene: How Genetics Influence the Morality of the Left by Michael C. Anderson (Goodreads Author) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 2 ratings score: 91, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
31	The Enlightened Gene: Biology, Buddhism, and the Convergence that Explains the World by Arri Eisen 4.27 avg rating — 15 ratings score: 90, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
32	A Brief History of Everyone Who Ever Lived: The Human Story Retold Through Our Genes by Adam Rutherford 4.03 avg rating — 12,026 ratings score: 89, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
32	The Genetic Lottery: Why DNA Matters for Social Equality by Kathryn Paige Harden 3.89 avg rating — 1,546 ratings score: 89, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
34	The Gene: An Intimate History by Siddhartha Mukherjee 4.35 avg rating — 55,568 ratings score: 88, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
34	DNA Is Not Destiny: The Remarkable, Completely Misunderstood Relationship between You and Your Genes by Steven J. Heine 4.14 avg rating — 247 ratings score: 88, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
36	The Stuff of Life: A Graphic Guide to Genetics and DNA by Mark Schultz 3.86 avg rating — 465 ratings score: 87, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
36	Not So Black and White: A History of Race from White Supremacy to Identity Politics by Kenan Malik 4.20 avg rating — 134 ratings score: 87, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
38	The Philadelphia Chromosome: A Mutant Gene and the Quest to Cure Cancer at the Genetic Level by Jessica Wapner 4.29 avg rating — 1,089 ratings score: 86, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
38	Race and reality: What everyone should know about our biological diversity by Guy P. Harrison (Goodreads Author) 4.10 avg rating — 68 ratings score: 86, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
40	A Troublesome Inheritance: Genes, Race and Human History by Nicholas Wade 3.74 avg rating — 1,564 ratings score: 85, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
40	Ancestry Reimagined: Dismantling the Myth of Genetic Ethnicities by Kostas Kampourakis (Goodreads Author) 4.43 avg rating — 7 ratings score: 85, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
42	Beyond the Pale: Folklore, Family and the Mystery of Our Hidden Genes by Emily Urquhart (Goodreads Author) 3.87 avg rating — 351 ratings score: 84, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
42	Human Peoples: On the Genetic Traces of Human Evolution, Migration and Adaptation by Lluis Quintana-Murci 3.97 avg rating — 72 ratings score: 84, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
44	Blood Matters: From Inherited Illness to Designer Babies, How the World and I Found Ourselves in th Future of the Gene by Masha Gessen 3.81 avg rating — 207 ratings score: 83, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
44	The Trouble with Ancient DNA: Telling Stories of the Past with Genomic Science by Anna Källén 4.07 avg rating — 30 ratings score: 83, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
46	Introducing Epigenetics: A Graphic Guide by Cath Ennis (Goodreads Author) 3.80 avg rating — 443 ratings score: 82, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
47	Herding Hemingway's Cats: Understanding how our genes work by Kat Arney 3.96 avg rating — 497 ratings score: 81, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
48	Bigfoot, Yeti, and the Last Neanderthal: A Geneticist's Search for Modern Apemen by Bryan Sykes 3.95 avg rating — 171 ratings score: 80, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
49	The Age of Genomes: Tales from the Front Lines of Genetic Medicine by Steven M. Lipkin 3.74 avg rating — 92 ratings score: 79, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
50	Mercies in Disguise: A Story of Hope, a Family's Genetic Destiny, and the Science That Rescued Them by Gina Kolata really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 1,418 ratings score: 78, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
51	Scattered Seeds: In Search of Family and Identity in the Sperm Donor Generation by Jacqueline Mroz (Goodreads Author) 3.56 avg rating — 41 ratings score: 77, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
52	A Crack in Creation: Gene Editing and the Unthinkable Power to Control Evolution by Jennifer A. Doudna 4.13 avg rating — 6,475 ratings score: 76, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
53	How to Argue With a Racist: What Our Genes Do (and Don't) Say About Human Difference by Adam Rutherford 3.90 avg rating — 6,648 ratings score: 75, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
54	Genesis: The Deep Origin of Societies by Edward O. Wilson 3.81 avg rating — 1,405 ratings score: 74, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
55	The Genome Defense: Inside the Epic Legal Battle to Determine Who Owns Your DNA by Jorge L. Contreras 4.30 avg rating — 461 ratings score: 73, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
56	The Lost Family: How DNA Testing Is Uncovering Secrets, Reuniting Relatives, and Upending Who We Are by Libby Copeland (Goodreads Author) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 3,225 ratings score: 72, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
57	Who We Are and How We Got Here: Ancient DNA and the New Science of the Human Past by David Reich 4.14 avg rating — 6,060 ratings score: 71, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
58	Blood, Bullets, and Bones: The Story of Forensic Science from Sherlock Holmes to DNA by Bridget Heos (Goodreads Author) 3.83 avg rating — 992 ratings score: 70, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
59	The Social Life of DNA: Race, Reparations, and Reconciliation After the Genome by Alondra Nelson (Goodreads Author) 3.97 avg rating — 271 ratings score: 69, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
60	Forensics: What Bugs, Burns, Prints, DNA and More Tell Us About Crime by Val McDermid 4.09 avg rating — 12,737 ratings score: 68, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
61	The Invisible History of the Human Race: How DNA and History Shape Our Identities and Our Futures by Christine Kenneally 3.81 avg rating — 1,643 ratings score: 67, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
62	The Cosmic Serpent: DNA and the Origins of Knowledge by Jeremy Narby 4.18 avg rating — 7,512 ratings score: 66, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
63	Pandora's Seed: Why the Hunter-Gatherer Holds the Key to Our Survival by Spencer Wells 3.77 avg rating — 1,148 ratings score: 65, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
64	Deep Ancestry: Inside the Genographic Project by Spencer Wells 3.88 avg rating — 704 ratings score: 64, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
65	Neanderthal Man: In Search of Lost Genomes by Svante Pääbo 4.08 avg rating — 3,433 ratings score: 63, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
66	The Genome Odyssey: Medical Mysteries and the Incredible Quest to Solve Them by Euan Angus Ashley (Goodreads Author) 4.24 avg rating — 905 ratings score: 62, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
67	Mysterious World of the Human Genome by Frank Ryan (Goodreads Author) 3.91 avg rating — 162 ratings score: 61, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
68	The Genealogical Adam and Eve: The Surprising Science of Universal Ancestry by S. Joshua Swamidass 3.92 avg rating — 489 ratings score: 58, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars