Two nationally prominent scientists will participate in a free public program April 25 at the University of Colorado at Boulder on the fossil and biological evidence for evolution titled "Fossils and Genes: Exploring the Evolution of Life."
The program will begin at 7:30 p.m. in room 140 of the Cristol Chemistry and Biochemistry Building with a talk by Distinguished Professor Douglas Futuyma of the State University of New York, Stonybrook, titled "The Most Important Theory in Biology." Futuyma's presentation will be followed by a talk by Professor Warren Allmon of Cornell University titled "Evolution, Intelligent Design, and the Uneven Search for a Consistent World View."
The event is being hosted by CU-Boulder's Center for Astrobiology. It will be moderated by Professor Bruce Jakosky, director of astrobiology center and associate director of CU-Boulder's Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics.
Futuyma, a distinguished professor of ecology and evolution at Stony Brook, is an expert on the evolution of and interactions between herbivorous insects and their host plants, as well as the speciation of insects. Allmon, who directs the Paleontological Research Institution at Cornell, specializes in biodiversity in the geologic record, with emphasis on ancient marine snails.
Parking is available at the Euclid Autopark, a pay parking lot located just east of the University Memorial Center. The chemistry building is just southeast of the UMC.
For more information contact Kate Becker at (303) 735-0962 or visit the Web at: lasp.colorado.edu/life/symposium06.html .