DNA USA: A Genetic Portrait of America

Crisscrossing the continent, a renowned geneticist provides a groundbreaking examination of America through its DNA.

Bryan Sykes, one of the world€s leading geneticists and best-selling author of The Seven Daughters of Eve, sets his sights on America, one of the most genetically variegated countries in the world. Sykes embarks on a road trip€•DNA testing kit in tow€•interviewing genealogists, anthropologists, and everyday Americans, tracing America€s history along a double helix that stretches from the last Ice Age to the present day. What emerges is an unprecedented look into America€s genetic mosaic that challenges the very notion of how we perceive race and what it means to be an American. 8 pages of color; 8 pages of black-and-white illustrations