Human Variation (IMAGE)

Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory

Human Variation

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The cover of 'Human Variation' shows a composite human face as a metaphor for the human genome, which can be thought of as a palimpsest containing recognizable genetic contributions from different ancestors and geographies.

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Peter Jeffs/©2014 Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press

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