Cheats, Liars and Fornicators: The Hidden Face of Mother Nature

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Many creatures manipulate their fellows, their partners, their enemies and even their friends in an attempt to gain advantage for themselves. Professor Steve Jones (Department of Genetics, Evolution & Environment at University College London) will talk about the crafty ways of living creatures from orchids to ourselves, and about how, beneath every beauty, lies a beast. 

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This event was on Tue, 31 Jan 2017

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Professor Steve Jones

Visiting Professor of Genetics

Professor Steve Jones is Emeritus Professor of Genetics at University College London and an author of several popular science books. He is one of the world's top six experts on the genetics of snails (and the other five agree) and has also studied the genetics and evolution of fruit flies and humans

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