"Unity and Diversity of India: A Genomic Reconstruction from Ancestral Footfalls" a talk by Dr Partha P. Majumder at Main Building, IIC, Lodhi Estate > 6:30pm on 1st December 2012

Time : 6:30 pm

Entry : Free (Seating on First-Come First-Served basis)
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Place : Auditorium, Main Building, India International Centre ( IIC ), 40 Max Muller Marg, Lodhi Estate, New Delhi-110003
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Event Details : 'Unity and Diversity of India: A Genomic Reconstruction from Ancestral Footfalls' a talk by Dr Partha P. Majumder, Director, National Institute of Biomedical Genomics.
Providing a synthesis of the findings of studies in genomics theory and technology over the last decade, the talk will explain how these have enabled a scientific estimate of the extent of unity and diversity among the peoples of India, the reconstruction of their origins, and allowed us to trace trails of migration through the length and breadth of India, showing their impact on the population structure.

Chair: Prof Samir K. Brahmachari, Secretary, Dept. of Scientific and Industrial Research, Govt. of India, and Director General, CSIR

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