A tale of two cultures: How L. Luca Cavalli- Sforza bridged the gap between science and the humanities

• 成果类型: Review
• 署名作者: Stone, Linda; Lurquin, Paul F.
• 署名单位: Washington State University; Washington State University
• 刊物名称: PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
• ISSN/ISSBN: 0027-8554
• DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2322878121
• 发表日期: 2024-11-26
• 关键词: transmission; origins; mechanisms; expansion; dna

摘要

This article retraces the career of geneticist L. Luca CavalliSforza, from his days as a student researcher to his tenure as a Stanford University professor, and beyond. We show how Cavalli- Sforza's untiring curiosity, enthusiasm, and global knowledge led him to make incisive contributions to topics as diverse as bacterial genetics and human evolution, both biological and cultural. In an academic stood out as a scientist unafraid to promulgate and apply multidisciplinary approaches to complex issues of human origins and culture.