IRTG member Jie Hua (AG Imhof) slams for science!
CAS Science Slam "Mystery of Reproduction" at the Mensch und Natur Museum in Nymphenburg
13.02.2025
The Evolution of Incompatibilities – Molecular Mechanisms of Speciation
Even Darwin could not find a satisfactory solution to the apparent paradox that natural selection tolerates the development of highly detrimental traits such as sterility and infertility. This “riddle of riddles” is one of the most important unanswered questions in biological research over the last 150 years. In this Science Slam, scientists address the topic of speciation in their own research in the most vivid and entertaining way possible in 10 short minutes.
Translated from the CAS website with help from DeepL.com.
Jie Hua, IRTG member in the group of Axel Imhof, gave a well-received slam presentation on the topic 'Molecular Mechanisms of Hybrid Incompatibility in Drosophila'.
photo courtesy of H.Klinker
The event is part of the CAS Research Focus “Speciation” and was organized in cooperation with the Museum Mensch und Natur.