Milner Centre for Evolution

Our very own Robert Kelsh is looking at master regulators: protein overlords that affect genes being turned on and off. He's doing this by looking at the stripey patterns in fish 🐟🐠. You can listen to him chat about his research here: 🎧
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Our very own @BethanColquhoun is carrying out research on diet-microbiome interactions and whether the microbiome gives the host an adaptive potential. You can listen to her chat about her work in our podcast: 🎧
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It's Evolutionary Fact Friday! Evolution doesn't act in isolation: as one organism & its ecosystem changes, this can impact the evolution & ecosystem of another organism. Listen to @gutmicrobiome talk about his research on microbial communities here: youtu.be/BsPwfwbLSww
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For our Darwin Day (Feb 12, 7:30) celebrations this year, we will be joined by the eminent evolutionary biologist, @RichardDawkins in conversation about his book, The Genetic Book of the Dead. It promises to be a fascinating evening! Tickets here:
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It's Evolutionary Fact Friday! Our very own Tom Williams has been part of a new paper showing that complex life developed earlier that we thought! You can listen to Tom talk about this in our podcast 🎧
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Paper here: nature.com/articles/s4158…
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