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Alltech, Transylvania University launch lecture series with true story of science and adventure

September 18, 2017

This event is part of Down to a Science, a lecture series presented by Alltech and Transylvania University.

WHAT: A lecture based on the book “How to Tame a Fox and Build a Dog” will feature the fascinating true story of researchers in Siberia who domesticated silver foxes to replay the evolution of the dog in real time. The book’s co-author will reveal the inside stories of science, politics, adventure and love that shaped this groundbreaking mission.

Attendees are invited to share in the journey captured in a book The New York Times calls “Sparkling…part science, part Russian fairy tale and part spy thriller. It may serve — particularly now — as a parable of the lessons that emerge from unfettered science, if we have the courage to let it unfold.”

WHO: Dr. Lee Alan Dugatkin, prominent biologist, science historian and co-author of “How to Tame a Fox and Build a Dog.” Dugatkin is a professor and university scholar in the department of biology at the University of Louisville. His main areas of research interest are the evolution of social behavior and the history of science. Dugatkin has spoken about his research and books at more than 150 major universities around the world.

WHEN: Tuesday, Sept. 26

7 p.m.

WHERE: Mitchell Fine Arts Center, Transylvania University

MORE: This event is part of Down to a Science, a lecture series presented by Alltech and Transylvania University. The collaboration aims to make science accessible and relatable for everyone, promoting a scientific dialogue within the local community. Lectures are free and open to the public.

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