Bryan Sykes
British geneticist and science writer (1947–2020) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Bryan Clifford Sykes (9 September 1947 – 10 December 2020) was a British geneticist and science writer who was a Fellow of Wolfson College and Emeritus Professor of human genetics at the University of Oxford.[1][2]
Bryan Sykes | |
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Born | Bryan Clifford Sykes (1947-09-09)9 September 1947 |
Died | 10 December 2020(2020-12-10) (aged 73) |
Education | Eltham College, Liverpool University (B.Sc.), Bristol University (Ph.D.) |
Known for | The Seven Daughters of Eve; analysis of mitochondrial and Y chromosome data |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Genetics |
Institutions | Wolfson College, Oxford, University of Oxford (D. Sc.) |
Sykes published the first report on retrieving DNA from ancient bone (Nature, 1989). He was involved in a number of high-profile cases dealing with ancient DNA, including that of Ötzi the Iceman. He also suggested a Florida accountant by the name of Tom Robinson was a direct descendant of Genghis Khan, a claim that was subsequently disproved.[3][4][5][6]
Sykes is best known outside the community of geneticists for his two popular books on the investigation of human history and prehistory through studies of mitochondrial DNA.