What Darwin Didn't Know: The Modern Science of Evolution

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Evolutionary Biology Courses Inheritance Courses Human Evolution Courses Genetic Drift Courses Microbiome Courses Gene Flow Courses

Course Description

Overview

Join a noted field biologist to survey how the theory of evolution has evolved.

Syllabus

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01: What Darwin Knew and Why It Still Matters
02: Inheritance: Darwin’s Missing Link
03: Genome Mutations: Evolution’s Raw Material
04: Gene Flow versus Natural Selection
05: Geology and Genes: The Geography of Life
06: Genetic Drift: When Evolution Is Random
07: Rapid Evolution within Species
08: Evolution in the Lab
09: The Many Origins of Species
10: Cambrian Explosion to Dinosaur Extinction
11: Reconstructing the Tree of Life with DNA
12: Human Evolution in All Directions
13: Evolution Doesn’t Repeat, but It Rhymes
14: The Evolution of Extreme Life
15: Imperfect Nature: Ad Hoc Body Designs
16: The Sterile Worker Paradox
17: Coevolution: Peace Accords and Arms Races
18: Microbiomes: Evolution with Small Partners
19: The Evolution of Brains and Behavior
20: The Evolution of Sex and Parenting
21: The Evolution of Aging and Death
22: Evolutionary Medicine
23: Gene Editing and Directed Evolution
24: The Future of Human Evolution

Taught by

Scott Solomon

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