Open lectures: How the horse was tamed and can we bring back mammoths?

On 30 May, there will be two open lectures in Aula Magna at Stockholm University with two of the world’s leading researchers in prehistoric DNA, as part of a Nobel symposium.

Ludovic Orlando on “The Taming of the Horse” and talks about how prehistoric DNA has changed our understanding of horse domestication.

Beth Shapiro on “Can We Bring Back the Woolly Mammoth?”, where she discusses the science behind and the possibilities of recreating extinct species.

Speakers:
Ludovic Orlando, Director CAGT at the University of Toulouse
Beth Shapiro, Chief Science Officer at Colossal Biosciences

Date and time: 30 May, kl 10:00 am – 12:30 pm
Location: Aula Magna, Stockholm University

Free of charge, no registration.
Language: English

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