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SUMMARY:A V Hill LECTURE - Recent controversies in evolutionary theory - D
 r John Welch\, Department of Genetics 
DTSTART:20231106T180000Z
DTEND:20231106T190000Z
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CONTACT:Beverley Larner
DESCRIPTION:Every few years\, critics of evolutionary theory have argued t
 hat the field needs a radical overhaul\, and this trend shows no sign of s
 topping. This talk will discuss some recent challenges to core parts of ev
 olutionary theory\, focussing on the most serious and substantial challeng
 es\, which have come from evolutionary biologists themselves. I will trace
  many of these debates back to the contested legacy of R. A. Fisher (forme
 r head of the Department of Genetics in Cambridge)\, arguing that the rece
 ption of his work has cast long shadows. Throughout\, the issues at stake 
 will be illustrated with recent empirical work\, especially from the Mexic
 an cave tetra (Astyanax mexicanus)\, and the bacterial pathogen Mycobacter
 ium tuberculosis. \n\n
LOCATION:Bristol-Myers Squibb Lecture Theatre\, Department of Chemistry
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