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DESCRIPTION:Dr. Moss's lab aims to identify and characterize components of 
 the cellular machinery used by plants to detect and respond to the hormone 
 auxin\, and to use this knowledge to develop fluorescence-based “biosensors
 ” that enable accurate measurement of hormone levels and location in living
  plants.\n\nHow can baker’s yeast help us understand the development of cor
 n ears?\n\nAbstract:  Take a moment to imagine your favorite plant. What ar
 e its unique characteristics? Is it short and bushy\, or tall and slender? 
 Does it bend in response to light or gravity? Does it have deep\, dense roo
 ts? The AuxSynBio team at Whitman College seek to determine how these featu
 res are “programmed” into plants\, what molecules carry out these programs\
 , and how the programs might be tweaked to provide plants with new and usef
 ul traits. In particular\, we focus on a small plant hormone called auxin t
 hat seems to play an important role at almost all phases of plant growth an
 d development. Recently we have focused on uncovering the key role of auxin
  in guiding corn ear and tassel development ~ this involves utilizing appro
 aches from genomics\, biochemistry\, developmental biology\, and synthetic 
 biology.\n\n3:45pm Snacks & Socializing on the lawn between Biology\, ETC\,
  & Library\n4:10pm Talk Begins
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LOCATION:Psychology\, Psychology 105
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SUMMARY:Biology Seminar: Dr. Brit Moss
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URL:https://events.reed.edu/event/biology_seminar_brit_moss
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