Sir Walter Bodmer is a German-born British human geneticist. Bodmer has developed models for population genetics and done work on the HLA system and the use of somatic cell hybrids for human linkage studies. Bodmer became the Principal of Hertford College, Oxford, in 1996. He was the Director General (1991–1996) and director of research (1979-1991) of the Imperial Cancer Research Fund. He became a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1974 and was knighted in 1986. Wikipedia
In an attempt to track the genes associated with common diseases the University of Oxford is conducting a new project to find genetic links to invading populations of Vikings Saxons and Angles www.abc.net.au/rn/science/ss/stories/s1499065.htm
This book investigates our linguistic history, surnames and place-names and compares these to the Bodmer study. www.channel4.com/history/microsites/H/history/e-h/face.html
The definitive Wikipedia entry for Walter Bodmer. Wikipedia is the biggest multilingual free-content encyclopedia on the Internet. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walter_Bodmer
