Panel discussion: Evolution

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Date/Time:Thursday, 19 Nov 2009 at 8:00 pm
Location:Sun Room, Memorial Union
Cost:Free
Contact:
Phone:515-294-9934
Channel:Lecture Series
Categories:Lectures
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"Evolution: Why It Is True, and Why It Matters," a panel discussion with Drena Dobbs, ISU genetics, development and cell biology; and Jill Pruetz, ISU anthropology.

Dobbs compares protein structure/function in different organisms to see what is conserved and what evolves to give new functions.

Pruetz is a primatologist studying the behavior of nonhuman primates and is especially interested in the influence of ecology on the feeding, ranging, and social behaviors of primates and early humans.

Part of the 150th Anniversary Celebration of the publication of Charles Darwin's The Origin of Species.