ALL LIVING THINGS ARE RELATED
HHMI Holiday Lecture Connections
Fossils, Genes and Mousetraps, 12:14–14:43
Dr. Kenneth Miller describes what we can learn from transitional fossils and reviews when major phyla first appeared in the fossil record.
Fossils, Genes and Mousetraps, 20:45–23:03
Dr. Kenneth Miller discusses the origin of modern whales and describes a series of transitional fossils that shows how land mammals transitioned back to the sea.
Lecture 3, 43:46–44:59
Dr. David Kingsley uses chick embryos to explain that all vertebrates use similar genes and pathways to form limbs, suggesting common ancestry.
Lecture 3, 38:52–41:37
Dr. David Kingsley describes how the same gene directs eye development in humans, mice, and fruit flies, suggesting common ancestry.
Lecture 4, 41:03–45:46
Dr. Sean Carroll talks about what we can learn by comparing our DNA to the chimp genome.