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DOE JGI science talks at the Lesher are free, call (925) 943-7469 to reserve a ticket

Recent Event: Monday, May 9, 2011
7:00pm - 8:30pm

Lesher Center for the Arts
1601 Civic Drive, Walnut Creek, CA

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This second in a series of JGI Science @ The Lesher panels directs the spotlight on those most mysterious and unseen players in the carbon equation: microbes.

John Fowler, KTVU Health & Science Editor in conversation with:The deal with carbon: how earth's mighty microbes respond

  • Jonathan Eisen, JGI/UC Davis
    "Building an Encyclopedia of Microbial Life"
  • Terry Hazen, LBNL
    " Microbes Cope with Calamity: Gulf Oil Spill"
  • Rachel Mackelprang, JGI
    "The Big Thaw: Role of Arctic Permafrost Microbes"

Lesher Center for the Arts

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