The Evolution of Sex
Why do animals come in male and female forms? Why do organisms spend considerable energy trying to mate? And how are scientists trying to engineer the sex of different organisms? This lecture will cover the quirky features of sexual reproduction in different animals and utilize evolutionary theory to understand why they may have evolved.
About the Speaker:
Moeez Ahmed Khan is a synthetic biologist, now based at Imperial College London. Moeez’s research focuses on constructing super-spreading genes that can be used for Malaria eradication. His work involves synthetic biology, genetic engineering, classical genetics, developmental biology, and entomology. Moeez has a bachelor’s in Molecular Genetics from King’s College London, a Master’s in Synthetic Biology from University College London, and is due to graduate with a PhD from the Royal Veterinary College. He also has 7 years of experience in science communication, having worked closely with the social enterprise; Science Fuse and his own organization; Genes and Machines. Genes and Machines aims to inculcate curiosity for the life sciences amongst young Pakistanis.
This session is free and open to all. Just visit the venue to attend it.
The Black Hole
Plot 5H, Street 100, G-11/3, Islamabad.
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