Science Spotlight: Sweaty Shrubs

When:
Saturday, Dec 14, 2024 2:00p -
2:30p

Where:
Harvard Museum of Natural History, Classroom B (Third Floor)
26 Oxford Street
Cambridge, MA 02138

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Admission:
$Regular museum admission rates apply.

Hosted by:
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hmsc Harvard Museums of Science & Culture

Categories:
Kid Friendly, Nature, Rainy Day Ideas, University

Event website:
https://hmsc.harvard.edu/calendar_event/science-spotlights-sweaty-shrubs/

Meet up-and-coming scientists and learn about questions at the forefront of research today in this series of short talks.


Speaker: Melissa Mai, Graduate Student, the Holbrook Lab


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.


20-minute talk followed by 10-minute Q&A session. Recommended for ages 10 and up.

Regular museum admission rates apply.


Presented by the Harvard Museum of Natural History and Harvard Museums of Science & Culture.

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