Conference by Jacques-Deric Rouault on March 14, 2023

New event organized by Les Amis de l’IHES on Friday March 14, 2023 at 5:30 pm (French Time) at IHES

Jacques-Deric Rouault, researcher in evolutionary biology and former CNRS researcher gave a conference (in French) entitled:

“The Seven Daughters of Eve”

The analysis of successive mutations of mitochondrial DNA, transmitted by mothers, has shown that Europeans are descending from 7 women (The Seven Daughters of Eve of Brian Sykes), and that the world’s population is structured in about 40 lineages.

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Next event on Wednesday, May 31st 2023  at  6:00 pm with Etienne GHYS (ENS Lyon, Permanent Secretary of the Academy of Sciences) : “The Little History of Soccer Ball”.

Contact: Ingrid Peeters (01 60 92 66 64)