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Seminar · Genetics
Understanding the Mysteries of the Cell: How Do Mutations Arise in Our Bodies?
Stephen Quake · D. Phil. Lee Otterson Professor. Bioengineering and Physics, Stanford University
Mon, May 26, 2025 · 15:00 UTC
Stephen Quake revisits the origins of genetic variation, connecting classic bacterial experiments with modern single-cell genomics. The lecture asks how mutations accumulate during human life, how they contribute to cancer and how tumour evolution can be reconstructed. It illustrates how measurements of individual cells help address these questions.