DNA Quote: Genetic Anthropologist Spencer Wells
by Dr. Hsien-Hsien Lei
Posted February 15, 2008 in DNA Quotes and Excerpts
From a conversation between writer Will Self and genetic anthropologist Spencer Wells published at Seed:
Spencer Wells: I think there’s something inherent in humans that, yes, makes us want to migrate, but also to have that connection to place, even though we’re moving. I think there is something of a wanderlust in our DNA, something that makes us want to explore a little bit further, but at the same time we want to actually be in the place. The way we travel today, you’re not in the place. There’s never any “there” there.
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Dear, Mr. Wells I am a sophomore student at Junipero Serra Highschool. During our honors biology class we were handed one of your articles, The History of Men Secrets of the Y chromosome. I was able to learn and understand a lot more about the migration of society and why the Y chromosome is very important in trailing the ancestry of a human being. There is a question I wanted to ask you, mitochondrial DNA has been used as an “evolutionary clock” to measure changes over time in the human population. I wonder if the Y chromosome offers better or more or different information than mitochondria DNA. I would just like to know what is your input on this issue.
P.S. If you could please email me back with your answer that would be great