A Cafe Scientifique session with Jeremy Taylor, author of Not a Chimp: The hunt to find the genes that make us human

Date: Tuesday 27 October 2009
Time: 8-10pm Venue:Le Cafe Parisien

Not a Chimp: The hunt to find the genes that make us human is an exploration of why chimps and humans are far less similar than we have been led to believe.

Genome mapping has revealed that the human and chimpanzee genetic codes differ by a mere 1.6%, but author Jeremy Taylor explains that the effects of seemingly small genetic difference are still vast. He looks at cases of domesticated chimps turning on their owners and argues that humans must learn to keep chimpanzees at arms' length, literally and intellectually.

Jeremy Taylor has been a popular science television producer since 1973, and has made a number of programmes informed by evolutionary theory, including two with Richard Dawkins.

Participation is free and open to all. No booking is necessary. You might wish to take advantage of the cafe's excellent dinner menu, 6-8pm.

Café Scientifique Portsmouth is organised in collaboration with DSTL and Portsmouth City Council. It is part of the world-wide Café Scientifique movement (www.cafescientifique.org) and in Portsmouth is supported by Le Cafe Parisien and Blackwell's bookstore.

For more information
visit www.port.ac.uk/cafescientifique
email events@port.ac.uk or call 023 9284 3757.