October 10th, Maddie Brightbill

The Flower that Blooms in Adversity: Molecular Responses to Warm Temperatures

What do you do when it’s hot outside? This question is more and more relevant every year, as global temperatures continue to rise. While animals can travel to cooler climates, plants cannot rely on movement to survive. Instead, they combat warm temperatures by changing their gene expression in real time. Plant geneticists all over the world are studying this and making advances in genome editing to learn more. But what are the plants doing in the first place? And what are scientists actually doing to help? Join Maddie Brightbill for an introduction to plant genetics and flowering guaranteed to make you feel confident next time you hear about these studies in the news.

📅 Date: October 10
📍 Location: Brackenridge Field Laboratory, Austin, TX
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