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"There's no place like home" Part 2 - The People of the British Isles

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Big Questions - with Oxford Sparks
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Bruce Winney describes the influx of humans to the British Isles, including the Romans, Anglo Saxons and Vikings. By comparing and contrasting the genetic make-up of patients, researchers can explore how genetics can influence disease.
The data can also reveal how much of an effect early settlers had on the population of today.

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Series
Big Questions - with Oxford Sparks
People
Bruce Winney
Keywords
research
experimental
culture
humans
agriculture
population
Romans
AngloSaxons
Vikings
genetics
disease
Department: Mathematical, Physical and Life Sciences (MPLS)
Date Added: 15/12/2014
Duration: 00:09:36

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