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Maternal-Fetal Conflicts in Human Pregnancy
- Hosted by:
- Harvard Museum of Natural History
- Speaker:
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David Haig, Harvard University Evolutionary Biologist
- Starts:
- March 13, 2008 at 06:00 pm
- Ends:
- March 13, 2008 at 07:00 pm
- Location:
- Harvard Museum of Natural History, Geological Lecture Hall, , 26 Oxford Street, Cambridge, MA. 02138
- Maps:
Description
Thursday, March 13, Maternal-Fetal Conflicts in Human Pregnancy. Lecture by David Haig. Pregnancy is the most intimate of human relationships and, just like any other relationship, there is potential for both cooperation and conflict during pregnancy. In this
lecture, Dr. Haig, Professor of Biology at Harvard, will discuss the various genetic conflicts that transpire within the human womb, and visit the assumption that what’s good for the mother is also good for the fetus. Haig will consider evolutionary conflicts over the amount of
maternal blood flowing to the placenta, and use this perspective to consider the causes of preeclampsia. 6:00 pm, Geological Lecture Hall, Harvard Museum of Natural History, 26 Oxford Street. Free and open to the public.
- Registration required:
- No
- Free:
- Yes
For more information
- Contact person:
- Blue Magruder
- Phone:
- 617-495-3045
- Email:
- hmnhpr [ at ] oeb.harvard.edu
- Website:
- Maternal-Fetal Conflicts in Human Pregnancy
