Gísli Pálsson is Professor of Anthropology at the University of Iceland.

'… provides a good overview of emerging concepts and theory in anthropology in relation to genetics.' Medische Antropologie

• 1. Introduction: 'as deep as life itself'; 2. Birthmarks become landmarks: 'little worlds in themselves'; 3. Genealogies, relationships and histories; 4. Biobanking: medical records and genetic databases; 5. For whom the cell tolls: bioethics; 6. Biovalue: appropriating genomes; 7. Human variation; 8. Conclusions.

Gísli Pálsson is Professor of Anthropology at the University of Iceland.

'… provides a good overview of emerging concepts and theory in anthropology in relation to genetics.' Medische Antropologie

• 1. Introduction: 'as deep as life itself'; 2. Birthmarks become landmarks: 'little worlds in themselves'; 3. Genealogies, relationships and histories; 4. Biobanking: medical records and genetic databases; 5. For whom the cell tolls: bioethics; 6. Biovalue: appropriating genomes; 7. Human variation; 8. Conclusions.

Gísli Pálsson is Professor of Anthropology at the University of Iceland.

'… provides a good overview of emerging concepts and theory in anthropology in relation to genetics.' Medische Antropologie

• 1. Introduction: 'as deep as life itself'; 2. Birthmarks become landmarks: 'little worlds in themselves'; 3. Genealogies, relationships and histories; 4. Biobanking: medical records and genetic databases; 5. For whom the cell tolls: bioethics; 6. Biovalue: appropriating genomes; 7. Human variation; 8. Conclusions.