The University of Valencia and the Espai Ciència del Octubre Center de Cultura Contemporània commemorate the figure of the English naturalist next Wednesday, February 12. With the aim of highlighting the scientific contributions of Charles Darwin, the French researcher, Simonetta Gribaldo, from the Institut Pasteur of Paris, will give the conference "Archaea and the tree of life", in the Darwin Room of the Burjassot-Paterna campus, at 1:00 p.m.

In the afternoon, the October CCC cafeteria will host the science bar The dance of evolution and biodiversity, which will feature the participation of researcher Pau Carazo and researcher Raquel Ortells from the Institut Cavanilles de Biodiversitat i Biologia Evolutiva of the Universitat de València. The science bar will be moderated by the journalist Reis Juan.

EL Espai Ciència is a program of activities sponsored by the Institut d'Estudis Catalans, Acció Cultural del País Valencià and the Càtedra de Divulgació de la Ciència/Unitat de Cultura Cientifica i de la Innovació of the Universitat de València, it has the support of the Higher Center for Scientific Research (CSIC), the Fan Set Bookstore and Mètode magazine.

DARWIN DAY 2020 PROGRAMMING

Darwin Room, Burjassot-Paterna Campus, Universitat de València, 1:00 p.m.

Conference “Archaea and the tree of life”, by Simonetta Gribaldo, from the Institut Pasteur, Paris.

October Culture Center Contemporània, 7:00 p.m.

Science Bar: “The dance of evolution and biodiversity” on the occasion of the publication of the Mètode magazine monograph “Formes infinites: Escenaris evolutius per a desxifrar la biodiversitat”. With the intervention of Pau Carazo and Raquel Ortells, from the Institut Cavanilles de Biodiversitat i Biologia Evolutiva of the Universitat de València and de Reis Juan as moderator.

This activity has the support of: Institut d’Estudis Catalans, Institut Français, Ambassade de France in Spain, Societat Catalana de Biologia, Acció Cultural del País Valencià, October Center for Contemporary Culture (OCCC), Chair for the Dissemination of Science-Unitat de Cultura Cientifica i Innovació of the Universitat de València (UV), Spanish Foundation for Science and Technology, Ministry of Science and Innovation, Mètode Magazine, Higher Council for Scientific Research (CSIC), Facultat de Ciències Biològiques (UV), Museum d’Història Natural (UV), Institut Cavanilles de Biodiversitat i Biologia Evolutiva (UV) and the Institut de Biologia Integrativa de Sistemes (I2SysBio, UV-CSIC).

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