And it’s the target of one of biology's most ambitious projects - scientists want to map the DNA of every ... Every day, samples from all over the British Isles are arriving.

This is a genetic map of the British Isles, based on work by Professor Jim Wilson from the University of Edinburgh's Usher Institute and MRC Human Genetics Unit. Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert!

culture and language of the British Isles, but they left surprisingly few genetic traces behind. DNA samples from more than 2,000 people from rural parts of the United Kingdom reveal 17 subtly ...