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

Reconstructing the Tree of Life with DNA (1x11)

Data di messa in onda: Dic 05, 2018

Darwin envisioned the history of evolution as a great Tree of Life, in which all the branches are connected by ancestry. Explore the modern version of this idea, which has been revolutionized by DNA sequencing. Investigate the concept of phylogenetics and the surprisingly close link between single-celled microorganisms, plants, and animals. Also probe the phenomenon of “jumping” genes.