The formal colloquium of the Institute of Physics, Polish Academy of
Sciences it the main ongoing periodic series of lectures in physics and
related science, of interest to members of the Institute. It is held from
1977. Colloquium speakers are primarily domestic and foreign scholars of
established reputation, but also less-known physicists with remarkable and
current scientific achievements. The colloquium is held once a month from
September to June, usually at 3:15 PM on the last Tuesday of the month in
the Auditorium of the Institute of Physics. Colloquia are open to the
public, and are preceded by a coffee/the reception at the Institute.
For future information about the colloquia, pleace contact Prof. Dr. hab. Leszek Sirko
(sirko@ifpan.edu.pl), current chairman of the colloquium committee.
NOTICE OF NEXT COLLOQUIUM
We are pleased to announce that on March 28st, 2023 (Tuesday)
at 15:15
will be held on-line colloquium of the Institute of Physics PAS, in which:
Prof. Dr. hab. Marek Figlerowicz
from nstitute of Bioorganic Chemistry, Polish Academy of Sciences, Poznań,
will give a lecture entitled:
Genetic variation - sources and consequences
The Colloquium will be held using the ZOOM platform.
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Abstract
Since the discovery of DNA and RNA, it has been becoming increasingly
clear that diversity of living organisms is underlain by a wide spectrum
of mechanisms and processes generating genetic variation. The latter
causes that individuals representing the same species are different, and
that each species can evolve, and thus, adapt to changing environmental
conditions. Unfortunately, for many years, studying the mechanisms that
generate genetic variation was extremely difficult due to the lack of
methods for determining the sequence of whole genomes or transcriptomes.
Thus, the development of next generation sequencing technologies became a
real breakthrough in biological diversity research. Consequently, the
genetic basis of both physiological and pathological processes can now be
studied. It has also been shown that by analyzing genetic variation, one
can learn about the biological history of individuals and whole
populations. As a result, a new research field, called archeogenomics was
established and in a short time, became one of the fastest growing
branches of genomics. However, in contrast to traditional genomics, the
major object of archeogenomic studies is not contemporary, but ancient
DNA, extracted from the remains of individuals living thousand years ago.
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