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Origins Science Scholars Series—“Zombie DNA: Why Do Vestigial Organs and Genes Persist”

The Origins Science Scholars Series continues with a talk by Patricia Princehouse, director of the Program in Evolutionary Biology and outreach director of the Institute for the Science of Origins.

Princehouse will present “Zombie DNA: Why Do Vestigial Organs and Genes Persist” Tuesday, Oct. 23, in Tinkham Veale University Center, Ballrooms A and B.

The Siegal Lifelong Learning and the Institute for the Science of Origins—a partnership of several northeast Ohio research and educational institutions led by Case Western Reserve University—host the series, which will run on Tuesdays through Nov. 13.

During this program, community members engage with one another and with leading scholars to investigate rapidly developing areas of origins science. Each evening features a presentation by a world–class researcher.

Get the full details and register.

Series details

Each event in the series will open with coffee and sign in at 5:30 p.m., followed by a one-hour lecture at 6 p.m. After each talk, attendees will receive dinner (included in the registration fee) with faculty and fellows. Each event will conclude with a Q&A session and dessert.

The full series costs $201 for members of the Siegal Lifelong Learning program, and $221 for non-members.

Individual sessions cost $43 for members and $50 for non-members.

Parking is included.