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Human settlement of the western fringes of the Pacific began at least 40,000 years ago. Long, hazardous sea voyages were the only way of reaching the tiny islands scattered through this vast expanse of ocean. Food and shelter were hard to come by, even on land. This book, first published in 1996, documents how these settlers adapted culturally and biologically to the distinctive Pacific environment, and how they evolved into the large-bodied, muscular people seen today in New Zealand, Polynesia, Micronesia and Melanesia. Philip Houghton considers studies of DNA, patterns of health and disease, and computer simulations of human survival at sea based on the likely routes through the Pacific. People of the Great Ocean is a unique work based on extensive research and careful analysis. Philip Houghton's text presents detailed technical information, but remains highly readable and persuasive.

Physical anthropology --- Anthropometry --- Human remains (Archaeology) --- Human settlements --- Oceania --- History.

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Physical anthropology --- Anthropology, Physical. --- Biological Evolution. --- Physical anthropology. --- Argentina. --- biological anthropology --- physical anthropology --- evolution and human variation --- primatology --- Biological anthropology --- Somatology --- Anthropology --- Human biology --- Evolution, Biological --- Sociobiology --- Physical Anthropology --- Argenṭinah --- Argenṭine --- Argentine Confederation --- Argentine Nation --- Argentine Republic --- Confederación Argentina --- Nación Argentina --- República Argentina --- South America --- Aruzenchin

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Human evolution --- Physical anthropology --- Religion. --- Sociobiology --- Religious aspects. --- 291.21 --- -Physical anthropology --- -Biologism --- Biological anthropology --- Somatology --- Onderwerp van de godsdienst: goden en geesten; aanbidding; godensagen --- -Onderwerp van de godsdienst: goden en geesten; aanbidding; godensagen --- 291.21 Onderwerp van de godsdienst: goden en geesten; aanbidding; godensagen --- Religion --- Religion, Primitive --- Atheism --- God --- Irreligion --- Religions --- Theology --- Religious aspects --- Physical anthropology - Religious aspects.

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Human genetics --- Human genome --- Human population genetics --- Variation --- Congresses. --- Conferences - Meetings --- Genomes --- Human chromosomes --- Genetics --- Heredity, Human --- Human biology --- Physical anthropology --- Variation&delete& --- Congresses --- Genome, human --- Variation (genetics)

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The first two editions of this book, published in 1979 and in 1986, were well re­ ceived by the scientific community. Translations into Italian, Japanese, and Rus­ sian suggest that this book was regarded useful in many parts of the world. Mean­ while, human genetics has seen dramatic developments, and the "molecular revo­ lution" has attracted thousands of scientists, including many molecular biologists, to this field. About 3700 human genes have already been mapped to chromosomal sites. Many such genes have been cloned, and the various mutations causing dis­ ease have been identified. Novel mutational mechanisms such as expanded trinu­ cleotide repeats have been discovered in conditions such as Huntington's disease and the fragile X syndrome of mental retardation. Gene action now can often be elucidated by studying the pathway from gene to phenotype following positional cloning rather than working in the opposite direction, as was customarily done be­ fore the tools of "new genetics" were available. In an increasing number of genetic diseases, the pathogenic mechanisms have been elucidated with positive conse­ quences for prevention and treatment. It therefore became necessary to rewrite al­ most completely major portions of this book. These developments are now making genetics arguably the leading basic science for medicine, as well as a recognized medical speciality. But all these changes do not mean that the entire framework of human genetics had to be reconstructed.

Human genetics --- Génétique humaine --- Génétique humaine --- Human genetics. --- Biochemistry. --- Biochemistry, general. --- Human Genetics. --- Genetics --- Heredity, Human --- Human biology --- Physical anthropology --- Biological chemistry --- Chemical composition of organisms --- Organisms --- Physiological chemistry --- Biology --- Chemistry --- Medical sciences --- Composition