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UCL Lunch Hour Lecture: How the Zebra Got Its Stripes – Getting to the Heart of Pattern Formation
- Hosted by:
- University College London
- Speaker:
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Dr Andrea Sella, UCL Chemistry
- Starts:
- November 29, 2007 at 01:15 pm
- Ends:
- November 29, 2007 at 02:00 pm
- Location:
- University College London, Darwin Lecture Theatre, Gower Street, London, WC1E 6BT United Kingdom
- Maps:
Description
To a chemist, one of the many intriguing features of biology is the exquisite ability of biological systems to control pattern formation – from the stripes on the side of a zebra to the feathers of birds – and the extraordinary silicate architectures of diatoms, biological systems display spectacular examples of structural control across a wide range of scales. To do this, organisms have harnessed chemical processes in a remarkable way. In this lecture, I will use a number of chemical reactions to illustrate these ideas. If all goes well, we may even bring an inorganic system to life. No mention will be made of the periodic table and no chemical background is necessary.
- Registration required:
- No
- Free:
- Yes
Additional information
Free without a ticket. No need to book. Open to staff, students and the general public.
For more information
- Contact person:
- Eda Pierce, Events Manager, UCL Events Team
- Phone:
- 020 7679 2647
- Email:
- events [ at ] ucl.ac.uk
- Website:
- UCL Lunch Hour Lecture: How the Zebra Got Its Stripes – Getting to the Heart of Pattern Formation
