Genetics (Audio)

The CDC estimates the rate of Autism to be 1/5%. This developmental neurological impairment has a dramatic impact on the life of the family. Stephen Sanders shares his insights into autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and the use of genomics and bioinformatics to understand the etiology of ASD. Series: "Mini Medical School for the Public" [Health and Medicine] [Show ID: 31001]

Dr. Deepak Chopra explains that the potential for life exists all around us, showing that pockets of space are actually very conducive to the existence of consciousness. This lecture is presented by the Institute for Public Health and the Department of Family Medicine and Public Health at UC San Diego. Series: "UC Wellbeing Channel " [Health and Medicine] [Show ID: 31166]

Dr. Katherine Hyland explains the basics of the sex chromosomes and supplies some food for thought regarding the pairing of these chromosomes and the consequences of their vastly different structures. Series: "UC Wellbeing Channel " [Health and Medicine] [Show ID: 31240]

In this talk, Sriram Sankararaman (UCLA) describes methods that enable us to map the locations of archaic ancestry in present-day humans. He then shows how the applications of these methods helps to understand the impact of Neandertal and Denisovan ancestry in present-day humans. Series: "CARTA - Center for Academic Research and Training in Anthropogeny" [Science] [Show ID: 30975]

Johannes Krause (Max Planck Institute for the Science of Human History) and his research team analyzed more than 200 ancient human genomes spanning the last 10,000 years of Western Eurasian pre-history. They found direct evidence for two major genetic turnover events at the beginning and at the end of the Neolithic time period in Europe, which they attribute to two major migrations. This explains why all modern European populations are a genetic mixture of steppe pastoralist, early farmers and indigenous European hunter-gatherers in varying proportion. This genetic mixture together with local biological adaptation has led to major changes in human phenotypes such as eye color, skin color, and the ability to digest milk sugar over the past 10,000 years. Series: "CARTA - Center for Academic Research and Training in Anthropogeny" [Science] [Show ID: 30982]

In this talk, María Avila-Arcos (National Autonomous University of Mexico) presents a review of the current state of knowledge of the genetic history of the Americas as revealed by ancient and modern DNA studies. Series: "CARTA - Center for Academic Research and Training in Anthropogeny" [Science] [Show ID: 30983]

Conclusion, Audience Questions and Closing Remarks for the CARTA symposium: Ancient DNA and Human Evolution. Series: "CARTA - Center for Academic Research and Training in Anthropogeny" [Science] [Show ID: 30984]

Dr. Katherine Hyland explains what it means for a gene to be dominant or recessive, and describes the implications of such genetic construction for both you and your children. Series: "UC Wellbeing Channel " [Health and Medicine] [Show ID: 31239]

Christina Warinner (Univ of Oklahoma) explains how emerging ancient dental calculus research is changing the way we investigate the human past and how this is leading to a deeper understanding of human biology and evolution. Series: "CARTA - Center for Academic Research and Training in Anthropogeny" [Science] [Show ID: 30976]

Matthias Meyer (Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology) discusses the technical difficulties one faces when working with poorly preserved ancient material and the insights this work provides into human evolution in the Middle Pleistocene (e.g., the 400,000 year-old hominin remains from a cave site in Northern Spain).

Series: "CARTA - Center for Academic Research and Training in Anthropogeny" [Science] [Show ID: 30977]