Speaker
Irene Adrian-Kalchhauser
Description
...and what we can do about it. In my talk I will take a look at the history of science and outline that extra-genetic inheritance is a classic Duhem-Quine problem. I will explain why the representation of extragenetic inheritance as a fairy-tale organism with apparently incompatible characteristics (like a platypus) can contribute to understanding the current debate about its relevance. I will explain that current evolutionary models clearly point the way forward for groundbreaking empirical research and argue that unconventional and above all interdisciplinary approaches are needed. Finally, I will summarize my own current work on the interaction of environment and epigenetics in wild fish.
