Genetics may explain blond Solomon Islanders
Monday, May 7, 2012 - 21:30
in Paleontology & Archaeology
When Sean Myles worked as post-doctoral student in Carlos Bustamante’s lab, he showed Bustamante a photo of a Melanesian child with cocoa-colored skin and bright blond hair, wearing a U.S. military jacket.
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