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Allan Charles Wilson FRS AAA&S (18 October 1934 – 21 July 1991) was a professor of biochemistry at the University of California, Berkeley, a pioneer in the use of molecular approaches to understand evolutionary change and reconstruct phylogenies, and a revolutionary contributor to the study of human evolution.
Jul 22, 1991 · BERKELEY — Allan C. Wilson, a scientist who revolutionized the field of evolutionary biology with his work employing protein and DNA sequences as "molecular clocks" to chart the evolution of life on earth, died Sunday (7/21/91) in Seattle at the age of 56.
Nov 15, 1999 · One of the great innovators of science, New Zealander Allan Wilson revolutionised the study of human evolution. He was shortlisted for the Nobel Prize and is the only New Zealander to win the prestigious US MacArthur “Genius” Award.
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Jul 24, 2014 · Allan Charles Wilson (1934-1991) Allan C. Wilson studied genes, proteins, and body structures of animals and humans in the US during the second half of the twentieth century. Wilson also studied human evolution.
Allan C. Wilson, a biochemist whose provocative genetic approach to the study of evolution led to a theory that all humans descended from a single woman who lived in Africa 200,000 years ago,...
Feb 4, 2009 · Allan Wilson : Evolutionary documentary trailer. Where once biologists compared bones, body shape and behavior to determine which species were related, Wilson showed that comparing protein and gene sequences can lead to improved phylogenetic trees and a better understanding of evolution.
This chapter discusses the pioneering work of the Allan Wilson lab at UC Berkeley and the Out of Africa hypothesis. They analyzed mitochondrial DNA variation from populations around the world and noted that the diversity among non-African populations was a subset of the diversity in Africa.
