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We're all made of molecules - so let's delve down to the small scale. What makes life work? And what happens when it all goes wrong? What sets a plant apart from an animal? Come along to hear two fascinating speakers talk from two different perspectives: plants and humans. Enjoy a drink, some food and take a journey at the cellular level. There will be trivia, where you'll have the opportunity to demonstrate your scientific prowess to score awesome Pint of Science merch.
A kingdom besieged: bolstering crop defences
Dr Jonathan Powell
(Post-Doctoral Researcher, CSIRO)
A peril posed by rusting blades. A golden reign threatened by a rotten crown. Sounds like the prelude to a fantasy novel? Sadly, cereal diseases like rusts and rots are not works of fiction. Come along and learn how plants fight back!
What makes this cell different to that cell?
Dr Sam Lukowski
(Senior Research Officer, University of Queensland)
Recent advances in biology have given us the ability to look at the differences between individual cells using cutting edge technology and big data. Find out how this is already changing the way we understand health and disease.
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