Wednesday Lecture Series 7 PM via Zoom
Wednesday, May 11, 2022, 7 pm
How Humans Have Genetically Modified Nature – with Beth Shapiro
Resurrecting dinosaurs and designer humans might be in the future of genetic engineering, but humans have been modifying nature for a surprisingly long time through hunting, domesticating, polluting, hybridizing, conserving, and genetically modifying organisms.
Beth’s book “Life as We Made It” is available now – https://geni.us/beth
Beth Shapiro is an American evolutionary molecular biologist. She is a Professor in the Department of Ecology & Evolutionary Biology at the University of California, Santa Cruz. Her work has centered on the analysis of ancient DNA.
From the Royal Institute Channel on YouTube.