Science Spotlights: Sweaty Shrubs

Sat Dec 14 2024 at 02:00 pm to 02:30 pm UTC-05:00

Harvard Museum of Natural History | Cambridge

Harvard Museum of Natural History
Publisher/HostHarvard Museum of Natural History
Science Spotlights: Sweaty Shrubs
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Meet up-and-coming scientists and learn about questions at the forefront of research today in this series of short talks.
Sweaty Shrubs
Speaker: Melissa Mai, Graduate Student, the Holbrook Lab
2:00–2:30 PM (20-minute talk followed by 10-minute Q&A session)
How do plants deal with too much salt? From the world’s driest desert and tropical coastlines to your own neighborhood, plants get exposed to more salt than they’d like. Some plants have developed unique adaptations to handle extra salt, including a shrub that sweats! Join Harvard scientist Melissa Mai as she explains how multiple branches of science come together to help unearth this shrub’s secrets.
Regular museum admission rates apply. Harvard Museum of Natural History, Classroom B (Third Floor), 26 Oxford Street, Cambridge, MA 02138
Presented by the Harvard Museum of Natural History and Harvard Museums of Science & Culture.
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