Headman ?kun ?kunta (from an extended Ju?'hoansi family) with Professor Vanessa Hayes (IMAGE)

Garvan Institute of Medical Research

Headman ?kun ?kunta (from an extended Ju?'hoansi family) with Professor Vanessa Hayes

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Professor Vanessa Hayes discussing the significance of the region with Headman ?kun ?kunta from an extended Ju?'hoansi family. Living within the homeland region of the greater Kalahari of Namibia, Vanessa has been visiting ?kun and his extended family for over a decade. ?kun was proudly one of the many participants who donated his mitogenome to this study.

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