It is our pleasure to welcome you for the meeting "Natural Selection in Humans: Understanding our adaptations". This event is possible thanks to the great support of B·Debate, an initiative of Biocat and Obra Social “la Caixa”, and of the Institute of Evolutionary Biology (IBE), a joint CSIC-Universitat Pompeu Fabra (UPF) research institute.
Natural Selection in Humans: Understanding our adaptations
Jul 18, 2017 · If natural selection is the basic mechanism behind evolution as proposed by Darwin, and if human beings are deeply immersed in what we call culture, the question is: are we still evolving? To answer this, some of the best international experts on the topic met at B·Debate.
natural selection leaves on the genome. To discuss the latest advances in this field, several top international experts met for the debate entitled ‘ Natural Selection in Humans: Understanding our adaptations’, organized by B·Debate –an initiative of Biocat and the “la Caixa” Foundation to promote scientific
Aida Andres - B·DEBATE
Jul 17, 2017 · Her group investigates different aspects of genetic adaptation, but she is particularly interested in the selection mechanisms that create genetic and phenotypic differences among individuals of the same population (balancing selection) and among populations of the same species (local adaptation).
1. Evolution and genome analysis | B·DEBATE
If natural selection is the basic mechanism behind evolution as proposed by Darwin, and if human beings are deeply immersed in what we call culture, the question is: are we still evolving? To answer this, some of the best international experts on the topic met at B·Debate.
Chris Tyler-Smith - B·DEBATE
Jul 17, 2017 · I am a team leader at The Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute in the UK. My team, Human Evolution, generates data on worldwide genetic variation in humans and closely-related species such as gorillas and chimpanzees, and uses …
'Natural selection in humans', conference by Jaume Bertranpetit as …
The next conference in the Evolution and Culture lecture series organized by B·Debate and the Centre de Cultura Contemporània de Barcelona (CCCB) is entitled Natural selection in humans: past, present and future and will be given by Jaume Bertranpetit, professor of Biology at Pompeu Fabra University (UPF) on 4 November at 7:30 pm.
NATURAL SELECTION IN HUMANS COORGANIZED BY: www.bdebate.org PALAU MACAYA. C/ PASSEIG DE SANT JOAN, 108. BARCELONA July, 17th and 18th, 2017 B·deBate International Center for Scientific Debate BaRCeLONa WITH THE COLLABORATION OF: SPONSORED BY:
Oscar Lao - B·DEBATE
Jul 17, 2017 · Oscar Lao holds a degree in Biology from the University of Barcelona and a PhD in Health Sciences from the Universitat Pompeu Fabra.
2. Recent adaptations: elevation, fat, infections | B·DEBATE
If natural selection is the basic mechanism behind evolution as proposed by Darwin, and if human beings are deeply immersed in what we call culture, the question is: are we still evolving? To answer this, some of the best international experts on the topic met at B·Debate.