Lines not written about paleoanthropology

Posted on March 14, 2012 by Adam Van Arsdale

Scientists bicker as vigorously as any other group, but rarely about the right to share and publish the data on which their research depends

– Michael Specter, “The Deadliest Virus” The New Yorker, 3/12/12

The article, like most writing I’ve encountered about deadly viruses, actually includes a lot of great quotes. This one just seems the most appropriate for paleoanthropology.

About Adam Van Arsdale

I am biological anthropologist with a specialization in paleoanthropology. My research focuses on the pattern of evolutionary change in humans over the past two million years, with an emphasis on the early evolution and dispersal of our genus, Homo. My work spans a number of areas including comparative anatomy, genetics and demography.
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