“The Wallenberg Scholar grant gives me the freedom and the economic means to take on high-risk projects. It really is a gift for a researcher to be able to work without the normal constraints. Thanks to the Wallenberg Foundation, Sweden has a unique position in the world in the field of independent and free-thinking research.”
Moving the cradle of humankind
The strides made in recent years in genetic research mean the family tree of Homo sapiens will have to be redrawn. Mattias Jakobsson is using prehistoric DNA combined with archeological finds to maps human evolution. His findings raise the question of whether the cradle of humankind should be sought elsewhere than in East Africa.
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