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SUMMARY:Tails of our Ancestors - Kirsty Wan (DAMTP)
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CONTACT:Mary Fortune
DESCRIPTION:In the beginning... {insert favorite deity here} created the u
 niverse\, and with it life started with tiny microscopic organisms. It soo
 n transpired that locomotion in general\, and swimming in particular\, was
  a good idea. So these microorganisms evolved tails\, which they moved aro
 und to propel themselves in their fluid environments. These tails are what
  Biologists call "cilia and flagella"\, made up of microtubules and motor 
 proteins\, but to the logical eye of the mathematician these are fascinati
 ng\, nonlinear structures which are subject to large-amplitude deformation
 s and stochastic periodic actuation. We ask the question\, how can one use
  the wisdom of mathematics\, to better appreciate the wisdom of Nature?
LOCATION:Winstanley Lecture Theatre\, Trinity College
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