A Conversation with Luigi Luca Cavalli-Sforza

In this interview for the Annual Review of Genomics and Human Genetics, Dr. Luigi Luca Cavalli-Sforza talks with Dr. Anne Bowcock about his life and career in the field of human population genetics. Dr. Cavalli-Sforza discusses his work studying specific populations of people in Parma, Italy, using the parish books of local communities, as well as his work on the Human Genome Diversity Project.
Dr. Cavalli-Sforza wrote a related article for the Annual Review of Genomics and Human Genetics titled "Human Evolution and Its Relevance for Genetic Epidemiology." Read the article online: www.annualrevie....

[@madyjules]

Dr. Cavalli-Sforza
Thank you, your ideas pointed to and brought us onto a path that continues to inspire so much of contemporary population genetics
Rest In Peace

[@Kihene]

Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to you, dear Luca, from Alexei, Moscow, Russia, Institute of Medical Genetics.

[@egyptianminor]

What are Mr. Cavalli-Sforza's own Y-DNA, mt-DNA haplotypes and his Autosomal DNA ethno-genetic mix? I'd be curious to know his own results.

[@dominusalbaniae7812]

The albanian language is the mother of every indoeuropean language
- Luigi Cavalli Sforza

[@guilhermesilveira5254]

Good italian thinker

[@egyptianminor]

He reminds me a bit of Israeli Foreign Minister Shimon Peres.

[@davidrosales2081]

He's Italian, man. Not all significant scientists are Israeli. In fact, most aren't. They just get more press.