Reading Genetic Tea Leaves (Free Hybrid Lecture)
By Harvard Museums of Science & Culture and Harvard Museum of Natural History
Can we rely on genetics to predict someone's traits, health risks, and even future events in their life? In this free hybrid lecture, join Dr. Molly Przeworski as she dives into this nuanced question.
Thursday, May 2 6pm – 7pm
Ages: Adults.
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24 Oxford St.
Cambridge, MA 02138
United States
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Speaker: Molly Przeworski, Alan H. Kempner Professor of Biological Sciences & Systems Biology, Columbia University
Natural populations harbor extensive genetic diversity. In humans, these genetic differences are being used to predict some individual traits, such as height, cancer risk, and even educational attainment. Population geneticist Molly Przeworski will introduce the idea behind these predictions and highlight some of their pitfalls, notably the difficulty of disentangling genetic and environmental effects. She will also discuss how similar approaches can be used to predict the response of non-model organisms to strong selection pressures from climate change, with an example from corals.
The John M. Prather Lecture Series is presented by the Harvard Museum of Natural History and the Harvard Museums of Science & Culture in collaboration with the Department of Organismic and Evolutionary Biology.
Registration is required for both in-person and Zoom attendance.
Photo credit: Lili Sella
Last updated April 19, 2024.
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