CARTA: The Evolution of Human Biodiversity: Pascal Gagneux - Great Ape Biodiversity

Pascal Gagneux, an evolutionary biologist at UC San Diego who studies great apes (chimpanzees, bonobos, and gorillas), explores the biodiversity in great apes. Series: CARTA - Center for Academic Research and Training in Anthropogeny [5/2010] [Science] [Show ID: 18700]

[tonysantos]

Dr. Gagneux gives very impressive lectures.

[wollin]

This was awsome, and the conclusion is so true: Our race is: Human.

[flyingscience]

The Carta Logo is funny because it imposes the human behind the ape in the Leonardo DaVinci pose .This image combined looks naughty with spread legs . You cant help but think of the classic Dawkins South Park episode where the creationist teacher explains evolution via inter species butt romance.

[truvelocity]

Interesting. He really put the genome into perspective. Thanks for posting this.

[flyingscience]

For those Anthropologists who have missed out on this pop culture gem you can catch up with the rest of us by wtching this video clip:"South Park Evolution ". Now seriously hire a graphic designer to make a new logo that doesnt make everyone laugh so hard your eyes water !

[Corinthianfarks]

Yeah the carts logo is very bad indeed, in fact it makes a mockery of the good work that they do.

[cincofone]

Just pointing out that to call us the "human race" is incorrect. Races (human subspecies) do exist, and they are on average different due to different environmental adaptations. Even Darwin himself recognized this point.

[cincofone]

No, our race is whatever subspecies of human we are - race = subspecies, not species.