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SUMMARY:Evolution of Biological Complexity - Raymond Goldstein [Professor 
 of Complex Physical Systems\, Cambridge]
DTSTART:20130131T190000Z
DTEND:20130131T203000Z
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CONTACT:Thomas Irving
DESCRIPTION:_One of the most fundamental issues in biology is the nature o
 f evolutionary transitions from single cell organisms to multicellular one
 s. Not surprisingly for microscopic life in a fluid environment\, many of 
 the processes involved are related to transport and locomotion\, for effic
 ient exchange of chemical species with the environment is one of the most 
 basic features of life. This is particularly so in the case of flagellated
  eukaryotes such as green algae\, whose members serve as model organisms f
 or the study of transitions to multicellularity. This talk will summarize 
 recent theoretical and experimental work addressing aspects of evolutionar
 y transitions in the Volvocine green algae\, which range from unicellular 
 Chlamydomonas to Volvox\, with thousands of cells. A key focus will be the
  nature of collective behaviour exhibited by the flagella of these organis
 ms and the synchronization of those organelles._\n\nThe talk is free for m
 embers of BioSoc\, and £1 for everyone else.
LOCATION:Large Lecture Theater\, Department of Plant Sciences\, Downing Si
 te
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