The Farquhar College of Arts and Sciences will open its 2012–2013 Faculty Lecture Series with a talk aiming to answer an age-old question.
The Chicken or the Egg Paradox Revisited: The Birth and Death of Genes
Jose Lopez, Ph.D., associate professor at the college
Thursday, Sept. 13
Noon–1:00 p.m.
Alvin Sherman Library | Room 2053
About the Talk
In an evolutionary biology context, living organisms and genes comprise a continuum, lineages that come and go. Some lineages stretch far back in time, while others have already truncated to a dead stop. Through modern phylogenetic methods, some lineages can be traced back to their origins.
This talk will describe the life and birth of genes and gene families—the starting point for creating any organism. Can something as intricate and vital as the Blueprint of Life arise out of “nothing;” that is, creatio ex nihilo? If so, what are the costs, advantages, and mechanisms?
The Faculty Lecture Series draws from the knowledge and expertise of more than 120 full-time faculty members within the Farquhar College of Arts and Sciences. The series explores the faculty’s diverse areas of interest in the arts, humanities, social sciences, physical sciences, and biological sciences. These talks are free and open to the public. For more information, contact Jim Doan, Ph.D., professor at the college, at (954) 262-8207.
