Events: detail
Green Machines: The Photosynthetic Origins of Food, Fiber and Fuel
- Hosted by:
- HARVARD MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY
- Speaker:
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Dr. Michele Holbrook and Professor Charles Bullard, Harvard University
- Starts:
- November 15, 2007 at 06:30 pm
- Ends:
- November 15, 2007 at 08:30 pm
- Location:
- HARVARD MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY, Geological Lecture Hall, 24 Oxford Street, Cambridge, MA. 02138
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Description
Plants are the engine of life, converting radiant solar energy into the compound that makes the world run—-sugar. Understanding this process is key in two of the major issues facing our ever-increasing global community—-the production of biofuels and food. Harvard Professor of Forestry and plant physiologist Michele Holbrook will provide an introduction to the evolutionary history and biochemistry of photosynthesis for a broader discussion of using plants as a source of liquid fuels.
- Registration required:
- No
- Free:
- Yes
