The Astonishing Story that Reveals How Each of Us Can Trace Our Genetic Ancestors.
In 1994 Professor Bryan Sykes, a renowned world authority on genetics, was called in to examine the frozen remains of a man trapped in ice in northern Italy. But what made the story particularly extraordinary was that Professor Sykes was also able to track down a genetic ancestor of this IceMan, only to discover it was a woman living in Britain today.
In this book, Professor Sykes tells us of his scientific research into a strand of DNA which passes undiluted from generation to generation though the maternal line making it possible to trace one's DNA throughout the world and throughout time. The conclusion? Almost everyone of European descent, wherever they live in the world, can trace their ancestry back to one of the seven women, the so-called seven daughters of Eve. He has named them: Ursula, Tara, Helena, Katrine, Xenia, Jasmine and Valda.
In this remarkable scientific adventure story we learn exactly how our origins can be traced, how and where our ancient genetic clan lived, what their lives were like and how our genetic make-up has survived and prospered over so many thousands of years. It is a book that not only presents the story of evolution of man in a wholly new light, but also strikes at the heart of ourselves as individuals.
