The Israel Academy of Sciences and Humanities cordially invites you to the annual lecture in memory of Charles Darwin
Prof. Liran Carmel, Department of Genetics, The Alexander Silberman Institute of Life Sciences, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem - "Ancient DNA is rewriting human evolution: A journey through genetics and epigenetics"
Wednesday, December 3, 2025, at 17:00 (Gathering at 16:30) at The Israel Academy of Sciences and Humanities, 43 Jabotinsky St., Jerusalem. The event will also be live streamed | The lecture will be in English | Please register in advance | Admission is free of charge
For more details and registration:
https://academy.ac.il/Index/Entry.aspx?nodeId=936&entryId=22858
ההרצאה השנתית ע"ש צ'ארלס דרווין מארחת השנה את פרופ׳ לירן כרמל, המחלקה לגנטיקה, המכון למדעי החיים ע״ש אלכסנדר סילברמן, האוניברסיטה העברית בירושלים
Ancient DNA is rewriting human evolution: A journey through genetics and epigenetics
האירוע יתקיים ביום רביעי י"ג בכסלו תשפ״ו, 3 בדצמבר 2025, בשעה 17:00
בבית האקדמיה, כיכר אלברט איינשטיין, רחוב ז׳בוטינסקי 43, ירושלים
כמו כן האירוע יועבר בשידור חי באתר האקדמיה
ההרצאה תתקיים בשפה האנגלית | הכניסה בהרשמה מראש, ללא תשלום
לפרטים נוספים ולהרשמה:
https://www.academy.ac.il/Index/Entry.aspx?nodeId=741&entryId=22857
About the talk:
The past few decades have witnessed the rise of the field of ancient DNA, enabling scientists to extract and sequence DNA from ancient remains such as bones and teeth. The ability to directly read the DNA of long-dead individuals has transformed the study of our past into a data-rich science and reshaped our understanding of human evolution and history. It provided new insights on our relationships with archaic relatives such as Neanderthals and Denisovans, and uncovered migration patterns that shaped modern populations.
In this lecture Prof. Carmel will explore how ancient DNA research has transformed our understanding of the human past by studying both genetics, which examines the DNA sequence itself, and epigenetics, which investigates the chemical modifications that influence how genes are used. Prof Carmel will explain what ancient DNA is, highlight major achievements in the field, and show how these discoveries have rewritten the story of our species and deepened our understanding of how we came to be who we are today.
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