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Crow will talk about how the growth of genetics has altered lives during the past century, including the near completion of the human genome sequence and the use of DNA evidence in courtrooms, and how it will shape the future, including political and ethical considerations. A reception at the Science Laboratory Building Atrium will follow the presentation. Crow will also present a Biological Sciences seminar on Friday, April 14, at 3 p.m. in 208 Moulton Hall. Scientists and medical professionals interested in the relationships between genetics and human health are invited to hear Crow talk about the mutation rate in humans, estimated from molecular evolution studies. He was the president of both the Genetics Society of America and the American Society of Human Genetics as well as chair of a National Academy of Sciences committee on forensic DNA fingerprinting.