Written in the Genes: Forest Tree Evolution, Growth, and Reaction to Climate Change May 13, 2013

Recent advances in genomics research are providing insights into the fascinating biology of forest trees. Using information from paleobotany and genome sequencing of the model tree Populus, Andrew Groover will explain the evolution of trees, including their origins and the processes underlying speciation. He will show how trees make wood at the molecular genetic level. Then he will use information from population genetics to infer migration of Populus species during past periods of climate change and what forest species’ migrations might look like in the future.
Free, but registration requested
Speaker: Andrew Groover, Ph.D., Geneticist and Director, Institute of Forest Genetics, U.S. Forest Service