Meet on evolution of living matter

Tata Institute of Fundamental Research (TIFR), one of the premier centres of scientific research in India, will be organising seminar on ‘The evolution of living matter’ at Phoenix Arena, Madhapur on March 9.

Prof Vidyanand Nanjundiah of Centre for Human Genetics (Bangalore) will be the guest and give lecture on the matter. Living creatures are made of ordinary matter. The seminar will be all about how the evolution of living matter are constructed and where have they come from, and what is responsible for their astonishing variety? It turns out that life on earth has evolved from a few simple forms. Darwin and Wallace gave one explanation for their evolution, known as natural selection; it invokes the past to explain the present. Historical explanations have been put forward too, involving physical laws, or even chance. It will touch on the many ways in which to think about evolution. Tata Institute of Fundamental Research (TIFR) is one of the premier centres of scientific research in India that works at the very cutting edge of world science, bringing visibility and international recognition to scientific efforts in India. To facilitate a greater role in world science and technology, TIFR has started an ambitious new campus in Hyderabad.

What: ‘Evolution of living matter,’
a seminar
Where: Phoenix Arena, Madhapur
When: March 9
Time: 4.30 pm