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Evolution & Genetics of Human Diet, Disease Risk, Skin Color & Origins of Modern Europeans | Eske Willerslev | 154

112 min • 24 april 2024

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About the guest: Eske Willerslev, PhD is an evolutionary biologist and Professor of evolution at both the University of Copenhagen and University of Cambridge.

Episode summary: Nick and Dr. Willerslev discuss: human evolution out of Africa; the origins of modern Europeans; hunter gatherers, early farmers, and pastoralists; genetics of human disease risk; evolution of diet & metabolism; evolution of light skin color; and more.

*This content is never meant to serve as medical advice.

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