The Diversity of Development - The Genetics of Primate Evolution: A Rosetta Stone for Understanding Human Disease
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Ajit Varki is Co-Director of the newly established UCSD / Salk Center for Academic Research and Training in Anthropogeny, multidisciplinary approach to understanding human origins, which involves scientists from across San Diego and all over the world. Here he explores the genetic approach to understanding human disease, in the light of genetic changes that occurred during our evolutionary history. Series: "Evolution Matters" [Science] [Show ID: 13548]
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