Great courses (DVD). Science & mathematics. Biology.

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24 lectures (30 min. each)

Course No. 1530

Taught by Professor Scott Solomon, Rice University

DVD video, Dolby digital, NTSC

In English ; closed-captioned

disc 1.

What Darwin knew and why it still matters -- Inheritance: Darwin's missing link -- Genome mutations: evolution's raw material -- Gene flow versus natural selection -- Geology and Genes: The geography of life -- Genetic drift: when evolution is random --

disc 2.

Rapid evolution within species -- Evolution in the lab -- Many origins of species -- Cambrian explosion to dinosaur extinction -- Reconstructing the tree of life with DNA -- Human evolution in all directions --

disc 3.

Evolution doesn't repeat, but it rhymes -- Evolution of extreme life -- Imperfect nature: ad hoc body designs -- Sterile worker paradox -- Coevolution: peace accords and arms races -- Microbiomes: evolution with small partners --

disc 4.

Evolution of brains and behavior -- Evolution of sex and parenting -- Evolution of aging and death -- Evolutionary medicine -- Gene editing and directed evolution -- Future of human evolution