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Public Lecture
Mutant Ribosomes and the Action of Antibiotics
The ribosome, found in all living cells, is the molecular machine that builds proteins. It faithfully attaches together amino acids – the building blocks...
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Public Lectures
Arsenic: The Silent Killer
Andrea Foster uses x-rays to determine the forms of potentially toxic elements in environmentally-important matrices such as water, sediments, plants, and microorganisms. In this...
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Public Lectures
How Plants Do it: Light, Oxygen, Action!
Plants have been doing it with ease for millions of years, and yet science has yet to fully comprehend how: Photosynthesis. It's a fundamental...
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Public Lectures
Mercury Rising: The Toxicology of a Global Pollutant
Register to watch in person in the Kavli Auditorium, or watch the lecture live on our YouTube page. Every day, we come in contact...
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