Watching
evolution in action |
 The
sixth talk in the University of Adelaide's Research Tuesdays seminar series
was held on Sunday, 26 August.
Professor Alan Cooper is a Federation Fellow within the School of Earth
and Environmental Sciences, and an expert in the field of ancient DNA and
molecular evolution. Originally from New Zealand, his research career has
led him from UC Berkeley to Oxford University. His fieldwork involves digging
up extinct species from caves or permafrost deposits, or in the backrooms
of museums, and has taken him to Hawaii, Madagascar, Patagonia, Siberia and
the Yukon Territory.
Title: Watching evolution in action
Date: Sunday 26 August 2007
Synopsis: Watching evolution in action: Using ancient
DNA to study climate change, meteorites, and mass extinctions.
Ancient DNA provides a unique means to observe evolution occurring in
real time. By tracking genetic changes in ancient populations from around
the world we can examine the effects of major climatic changes on animal
and plant populations through time, and compare these to human impacts, as
well as other evolutionary phenomena such as volcanic eruptions and meteorites.
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