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Science Café: How Important Is Genetics? | Berkeley

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Wednesday, May 2, 2012 - 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm | Cost: FREE
Closed: Cafe Valparaiso | 1403 Solano Ave, Albany, CA

Event Details

While geneticists have been revealing a wealth of data on the origins of humans, they have ignored popular misconceptions regarding the significance of this information for everyday life.

Dr. William Klitz is a Visiting Scholar in the School of Public Health with a Ph.D. in Population Biology from the University of Kansas will bring this powerful and sometimes unnerving new information to heel by carefully assessing the current state of affairs. Revelatory topics include:

  • how much individuals differ and how much groups differ genetically,
  • human natural selection in action, a genetic history of the Jewish diaspora,
  • how much does genetics determine human health and behavior,
  • and finally we answer “Can genetics be the last word?

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Cost: FREE
Categories: East Bay, Geek Event, Lectures & Workshops
Address: 1403 Solano Ave, Albany, CA