The Milner Centre for Evolution has three main objectives, to ask the big evolutionary questions, to find new technological and clinical applications, and to take evolutionary research out into the community.
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How Bacteria Evolve by getting DNA from Family and Friends - Professor Zamin Iqbal
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The Director of the Milner Centre for Evolution, Professor Turi King, talks to Professor Zamin Iqbal about his research that uses computers to look at the genetic makeup of disease-causing bacteria to understand how they evolve and how they're becoming resistant to antibiotics.Av Milner Centre for Evolution
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The Evolution of Infectious Bacteria and the Spread of Antimicrobial Resistance - Professor Ed Feil
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The Director of the Milner Centre for Evolution, Professor Turi King, talks to Professor Ed Feil about his research using genetics to understand the evolution and spread of infectious bacteria of humans and animals, as well as antimicrobial resistance, which is a major threat to global health and food security.…
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Myths, Misconceptions and the Challenges of Bat Conservation - Associate Professor Emma Stone
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The Director of the Milner Centre for Evolution, Professor Turi King, talks Associate Professor Emma Stone about her research. Emma leads the Bat Conservation Research Lab. Her research is around conservation biology, in particular the behavioural and ecological responses of wildlife to changes in the environment. She's also recently been awarded a…
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Identifying the Multiple Drivers of Cactus Diversification - Dr Nick Priest
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Professor Turi King, director of the Milner Centre for Evolution, discusses Dr Nick Priest's research paper into the identification of the multiple drivers of cactus diversification, published in Nature Communications.Av Milner Centre for Evolution
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The Evolution of Sex Roles: The Importance of Ecology & Social Environment - Professor Tamás Székely
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The Director of the Milner Centre for Evolution, Professor Turi King, talks to Professor Tamás Székely about his latest scientific paper titled, The Evolution of Sex Roles: The Importance of Ecology and Social Environment, which has just been published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.…
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Cases of Whooping Cough are on the Rise: Is There Anything we can do About it?
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The Director of the Milner Centre for Evolution, Professor Turi King, talks to Professor Andrew Preston about his research into the group of organisms called Bordetella. The most prominent member of the Bordetella group is Pertussis which causes Whooping cough, a disease that is on the rise again.Av Milner Centre for Evolution
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Mammalian Sexual Dimorphism is Associated with Changes in Sizes of Brain Development Gene Families
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The Director of the Milner Centre for Evolution, Professor Turi King, talks to Dr Benjamin Padilla-Morales about the research paper he is first author on, and that has just been published in Nature Communications, titled: Sexual size dimorphism in mammals is associated with changes in the size of gene families related to brain development.…
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Using Genomics to Understand the Evolution of Plants - Dr James Clark
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The Director of the Milner Centre for Evolution, Professor Turi King, talks to Dr James Clark about his research into plant evolution.Av Milner Centre for Evolution
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Evolution of Complexity: Single Cell to Complex Organism - Professor Dr Christiane Nüsslein-Volhard
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Professor Turi King discusses the career of developmental geneticist Professor Dr Christiane Nüsslein-Volhard, and how her passion for genetic analysis led to her 1995 Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine.Av Milner Centre for Evolution
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Experimental Evolution, Gene Networks and Bacterial Defences - Professor Tiffany Taylor
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The Director of the Milner Centre for Evolution, Professor Turi King, talks to Professor Tiffany Taylor about her research which centres on three main and interlinking areas, experimental evolution, gene networks and bacterial defences.Av Milner Centre for Evolution
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Pneumococcal Bacteria Evolution and Vaccine Development - Associate Professor Stephanie Lo
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The Director of the Milner Centre for Evolution, Professor Turi King, talks to Associate Professor Stephanie Lo about her research into Pneumococcal diseases, the formulation of more effective vaccines and the impact those vaccines can have on reducing our reliance on antibiotics.Av Milner Centre for Evolution
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Altruism, Synonymous Sites and Gene Evolution - Professor Laurence Hurst
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The Director of the Milner Centre for Evolution, Professor Turi King, talks to Professor Laurence Hurst about his career, his research, and his passion for all things evolution.Av Milner Centre for Evolution
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The Burgess Shale, Arthropods and Macroevolution - Professor Matthew Wills
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The Director of the Milner Centre for Evolution, Professor Turi King, talks to Professor Matthew Wills about his career, his current research, and his passion for all things evolution.Av Milner Centre for Evolution
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The Importance of Understanding Evolution: Professor Turi King in conversation with Jonathan Milner
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The Director of the Milner Centre for Evolution, Professor Turi King, talks to Jonathan Milner about the origins of his passion for evolution, and his reasons for setting up the Milner Centre for Evolution at the University of Bath.Av Milner Centre for Evolution
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