Bringing Back The Mammoth | Prof. Alex Greenwood, Evolutionary Biology
Jun 22, 2023 ·
28m 55s
Ancient DNA could provide the clues to terrestrial pathways of evolution. In this episode Professor Alex Greenwood discusses the latest pieces of the large genetic puzzle. Alex D. Greenwood is...
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Ancient DNA could provide the clues to terrestrial pathways of evolution. In this episode Professor Alex Greenwood discusses the latest pieces of the large genetic puzzle.
Alex D. Greenwood is Head of the Department of Wildlife Diseases at the Leibniz Institute for Zoo and Wildlife Research and Professor of Wildlife Diseases at the Freie Universität Berlin in the Department of Veterinary Medicine in Germany. Prof. Greenwood’s group is active in evolutionary virology focusing on retroviruses and herpesviruses. He is investigating how herpesviruses spread in the environment and from one species to another. He has a long standing interest in evolutionary mechanisms underlying retroviral colonization of vertebrate genomes and applies ancient DNA methods, in some cases, to gain insights into the process. His group recently characterized several retroviral groups from polar bears while investigating the cause of death of the world famous polar bear, Knut of the Berlin Zoological Garden. In the process he and his colleagues determined that Knut suffered from encephalitis caused by an autoimmune disease that previously had only been diagnosed in humans.
A free-flowing, free to air conversation discussing the interesting work of the leading minds in the world of academia.
Produced by Barefoot Media Co. | www.barefootmedia.co
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Alex D. Greenwood is Head of the Department of Wildlife Diseases at the Leibniz Institute for Zoo and Wildlife Research and Professor of Wildlife Diseases at the Freie Universität Berlin in the Department of Veterinary Medicine in Germany. Prof. Greenwood’s group is active in evolutionary virology focusing on retroviruses and herpesviruses. He is investigating how herpesviruses spread in the environment and from one species to another. He has a long standing interest in evolutionary mechanisms underlying retroviral colonization of vertebrate genomes and applies ancient DNA methods, in some cases, to gain insights into the process. His group recently characterized several retroviral groups from polar bears while investigating the cause of death of the world famous polar bear, Knut of the Berlin Zoological Garden. In the process he and his colleagues determined that Knut suffered from encephalitis caused by an autoimmune disease that previously had only been diagnosed in humans.
A free-flowing, free to air conversation discussing the interesting work of the leading minds in the world of academia.
Produced by Barefoot Media Co. | www.barefootmedia.co
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