March 2024 Thinking Beyond- The dark matter in our genome
Event description
- Free
- Open to the public
- Science
“Ask a Physicist” has been renamed “Thinking Beyond” in order to encompass a broader range of topics. Our format will remain the same with a talk given by an expert and the audience participating by asking questions during the webinar or in advance.
The “Thinking Beyond” webinar series will feature renowned physicists Paul Davies, Sara Walker and Maulik Parikh from the Beyond Center for Fundamental Concepts in Science at Arizona State University and will address a big question/topic in science. This month, John Mattick will present the topic and will be joined by Paul Davies and Sara Walker.
March’s Webinar – The dark matter in our genome
The information content of the human genome has been misunderstood since the dawn of molecular biology, because of the assumption that genes are synonymous with proteins and that the mechanisms that control human development are limited to those that regulate microbial physiology. Only ~2% of our genome encodes proteins, the rest thought to be mainly evolutionary junk, but that is not so.
