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Dr. Paulyn Cartwright
This free presentation/Q&A on Wednesday Oct. 23, 7:30-8:30 PM, is open to the public and will be held in the beer hall area at Free State Brewing Company, 636 Massachusetts St., Lawrence, KS. Please note that seating is limited, so we encourage you to arrive early.
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Based on the fossil record, it’s been assumed that elapoid snakes, found worldwide, had their origins in Africa. But the new University of Kansas study appearing in Royal Society Open Science — which depends on broad genetic sampling as well as fossils — points instead to Asian origins for these snakes.
2024 KU Ecology and Evolutionary Biology Grad Student Fundraiser
The Ecology & Evolutionary Biology Graduate Student Organization (EEB GSO) is seeking your generous support to help our student biologists pursue opportunities for professional development and engage our local Kansas communities in scientific programming.

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