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Listening to evolutionary oddities | Dr Kevin Healy | TEDxUCD

Can we develop new treatments for ageing and heart disease by studying evolutionary oddities in certain animal species?. This is the question posed by Dr Kevin Healy in his TEDxUCD 2015 talk. In his talk, Kevin explores why we need to understand the reasons why evolutionary oddities, such as naked mole rats, bats and venomous lizards, seem to live longer than expected, or are more venomous than expected, and how this understanding can then help us target other untapped bio-resources and better exploit the ones we have. Dr Healy is a Research Fellow in the School of Natural Sciences, Trinity College Dublin where he researches comparative ecology and evolution in plants and animals. Dr Kevin Healy is a Research Fellow in the School of Natural Sciences, Trinity College Dublin where he researches comparative ecology and evolution in plants and animals. He has recently graduated with a PhD from the structured programme in Earth and Natural Sciences, a collaborative programme involving TCD, UCD, QUB, NUIG and UL. His research focuses on comparing traits of different species, such as their lifespan or sensory abilities, in order to better understand their evolution. To date this has included research on time perception in animals, scavenging in dinosaurs and lifespan evolution in animals. He also focuses on using information from across the plant and animal kingdoms to identify patterns of life-history evolution. Kevin also enjoys communicating science to a wider audience. Twitter: @healyke This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at http://ted.com/tedx