BEGIN:VCALENDAR
VERSION:2.0
PRODID:-//The Leakey Foundation - ECPv6.18.3.1//NONSGML v1.0//EN
CALSCALE:GREGORIAN
METHOD:PUBLISH
X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://leakeyfoundation.org
X-WR-CALDESC:Events for The Leakey Foundation
REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H
X-Robots-Tag:noindex
X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H
BEGIN:VTIMEZONE
TZID:America/Los_Angeles
BEGIN:DAYLIGHT
TZOFFSETFROM:-0800
TZOFFSETTO:-0700
TZNAME:PDT
DTSTART:20140309T100000
END:DAYLIGHT
BEGIN:STANDARD
TZOFFSETFROM:-0700
TZOFFSETTO:-0800
TZNAME:PST
DTSTART:20141102T090000
END:STANDARD
BEGIN:DAYLIGHT
TZOFFSETFROM:-0800
TZOFFSETTO:-0700
TZNAME:PDT
DTSTART:20150308T100000
END:DAYLIGHT
BEGIN:STANDARD
TZOFFSETFROM:-0700
TZOFFSETTO:-0800
TZNAME:PST
DTSTART:20151101T090000
END:STANDARD
BEGIN:DAYLIGHT
TZOFFSETFROM:-0800
TZOFFSETTO:-0700
TZNAME:PDT
DTSTART:20160313T100000
END:DAYLIGHT
BEGIN:STANDARD
TZOFFSETFROM:-0700
TZOFFSETTO:-0800
TZNAME:PST
DTSTART:20161106T090000
END:STANDARD
END:VTIMEZONE
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20151111T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20151111T193000
DTSTAMP:20160129T215700Z
CREATED:20151202T214902Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20160129T215700Z
UID:10000265-1447266600-1447270200@leakeyfoundation.org
SUMMARY:The Fastest Evolving Regions of the Human Genome
DESCRIPTION:Although a child can tell the difference between a chimp and a man\, identifying the specific DNA mutations that make us human is one of the greatest challenges of biology. The genomic sequence is approximately 3 billion letters long\, with millions of mutations and rearrangements specific to humans. Using computational algorithms to compare our DNA to that of chimpanzees\, other mammals\, and Neanderthal and Denisovan fossils\, we learned that the human genome did not evolve especially fast. Instead\, it seems that a few mutations in critical places had big effects. Most of these “Human Accelerated Regions” are not genes\, and science had no clue to their function when they were discovered a decade ago. New techniques in stem cell biology\, genome editing\, and high-throughput molecular biology are allowing us to discover the functions of the fastest evolving regions of the human genome and dissect how individual DNA mutations altered these functions to make us human. \n 
URL:https://leakeyfoundation.org/event/the-fastest-evolving-regions-of-the-human-genome/
LOCATION:The Houston Museum of Natural Science\, 5555 Hermann Park Drive\, Houston\, TX\, 77030\, United States
CATEGORIES:Speaker Series
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://leakeyfoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/static1.squarespace-1.jpg
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20151111T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20151111T193000
DTSTAMP:20151202T214902Z
CREATED:20151202T214902Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20151202T214902Z
UID:10000267-1447266600-1447270200@leakeyfoundation.org
SUMMARY:The Fastest Evolving Regions of the Human Genome
DESCRIPTION:Although a child can tell the difference between a chimp and a man\, identifying the specific DNA mutations that make us human is one of the greatest challenges of biology. The genomic sequence is approximately 3 billion letters long\, with millions of mutations and rearrangements specific to humans. Using computational algorithms to compare our DNA to that of chimpanzees\, other mammals\, and Neanderthal and Denisovan fossils\, we learned that the human genome did not evolve especially fast. Instead\, it seems that a few mutations in critical places had big effects. Most of these “Human Accelerated Regions” are not genes\, and science had no clue to their function when they were discovered a decade ago. New techniques in stem cell biology\, genome editing\, and high-throughput molecular biology are allowing us to discover the functions of the fastest evolving regions of the human genome and dissect how individual DNA mutations altered these functions to make us human. \n 
URL:https://leakeyfoundation.org/event/the-fastest-evolving-regions-of-the-human-genome-2/
LOCATION:The Houston Museum of Natural Science\, 5555 Hermann Park Drive\, Houston\, TX\, 77030\, United States
CATEGORIES:Speaker Series
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://leakeyfoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/static1.squarespace-1.jpg
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20151117T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20151117T203000
DTSTAMP:20160318T221911Z
CREATED:20151203T011040Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20160318T221911Z
UID:10000273-1447783200-1447792200@leakeyfoundation.org
SUMMARY:Our Inner Scientist
DESCRIPTION:Join Alison Gopnik for an evening exploring how understanding babies’ and young children’s ability to acquire abstract knowledge has transformed how we view human nature itself. \nHuman beings have a longer childhood than any other animal\, and during this childhood we are helpless and dependent. This long period of helplessness is responsible for our uniquely human consciousness and our ability to learn and imagine. Our long protected childhood gives us the opportunity to learn and play\, which helps us plan and work as adults\, and special features of our young brains give us remarkable learning abilities. In fact\, even the youngest babies have learning abilities that are more powerful than those of the smartest scientists and most advanced computers.
URL:https://leakeyfoundation.org/event/our-inner-scientist/
LOCATION:Public Works\, 161 Erie Street\, San Francisco\, CA\, 94103\, United States
CATEGORIES:Being Human
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://leakeyfoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/static1.squarespace.jpg
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20151117T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20151117T203000
DTSTAMP:20151203T011040Z
CREATED:20151203T011040Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20151203T011040Z
UID:10000274-1447783200-1447792200@leakeyfoundation.org
SUMMARY:Our Inner Scientist
DESCRIPTION:Join Alison Gopnik for an evening exploring how understanding babies’ and young children’s ability to acquire abstract knowledge has transformed how we view human nature itself. \nHuman beings have a longer childhood than any other animal\, and during this childhood we are helpless and dependent. This long period of helplessness is responsible for our uniquely human consciousness and our ability to learn and imagine. Our long protected childhood gives us the opportunity to learn and play\, which helps us plan and work as adults\, and special features of our young brains give us remarkable learning abilities. In fact\, even the youngest babies have learning abilities that are more powerful than those of the smartest scientists and most advanced computers.
URL:https://leakeyfoundation.org/event/our-inner-scientist-2/
LOCATION:Public Works\, 161 Erie Street\, San Francisco\, CA\, 94103\, United States
CATEGORIES:Being Human
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://leakeyfoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/static1.squarespace.jpg
END:VEVENT
END:VCALENDAR