HERAWATI SUDOYO
The Implacable Gene Hunter
She traced back the origins and migratory paths of populations in Indonesia and Madagascar and successfully proved that the ancestors of the people of Madagascar originated from Indonesia.
August 13, 2012
To Herawati Sudoyo, research is an adventure. For almost 20 years, the Deputy Director of the Eijkman Institute for Molecular Biology scoured through corners of Indonesia for evidence linked to her research. She took thousands of DNA samples of people from across the archipelago. "This research is important to know about the varied mutations of DNA in certain ethnic groups, Herawati told Tempo in June. This year she released her research findings,
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