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Traveling Exhibit: Evo Devo

"Evo-devo tries to understand a fundamental question鈥攈ow does evolution create new things? How does this force of nature, shaping life on the planet, work at fundamental levels?" (Dan Medeiros, a leading evo-devo researcher and Associate Professor of EBIO at the University of Colorado, 麻豆影院).
The exhibit explores the main ideas behind evo-devo, such as how genes act like switches to control the听form of听an organism as it develops. It explains connections this fundamental research has to our daily lives. It also highlights some of the key research that has contributed to this exciting听area of science鈥攆rom Darwin鈥檚 early ideas about natural selection, to today鈥檚 gene sequencing听and the .
This exhibit was produced through collaboration between the and the Museum of Natural History at the 麻豆影院 and was funded by the .

Exhibit Contents
- 5 colorful floor banners containing photos, graphics, and text (36" x 72鈥)
- 1 shipping crate (15" x 27" x 51鈥)
For more information or to book the exhibit, contact cumuseumtech@colorado.edu.