Using Genomics to Understand the Evolution of Plants - Dr James Clark
The Director of the Milner Centre for Evolution, Professor Turi King, talks to Dr James Clark about his research into plant evolution.
00:00 Introduction
00:25 Plant evolution in a nutshell
01:22 When did plants start to grow on land?
02:30 What do the first plants in the fossil record look like?
03:21 How do you study the time between algae and the first land plants?
04:46 Why are you studying the genomes of modern plants?
06:28 Is the environment those early plants grew in important within your studies?
08:38 How does knowing what the first plants looked like help us?
09:58 How are you using genomics in your research?
11:12 Do you get historical waves of extinction in plants?
12:47 What has been your biggest discovery so far?
14:38 What would you like to research next?