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Saturday, April 30
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At 10 AM PST
What's Happening in The World of Synthetic Biology
Dr. Stephen Gasior (Xootfly)
https://www.sciencecircle.org/event/synthetic-biology/
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At 9 PM PST
Art
Discussion led by Jes Stannard
https://www.sciencecircle.org/event/art/
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NOTE: Non-members required to register once
IM Jes Cobalt or Nymf Hathaway
╚══════════════════════════════ The Science Circle (72,129,30) ═╝
Saturday March 13
10 to 11 AM SL time
The “heme cofactor” is familiar to us as the part of hemoglobin where oxygen attaches for transport through blood. It lends blood its characteristic color. However, the heme unit is a versatile part of many biological functions. It participates in the metabolism of perceived toxins by the liver, in the production and sensing of the neurotransmitter NO, and as support for other enzyme systems by managing electron availability. In this talk, we will explore some of the basic structural features of heme and their consequences in biological systems.
Dr. Mike Shaw
For more on the event, Click Here.
http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/The%20Science%20Circle/67/129/32
Saturday November 21
10 AM to 11 AM
All living things become aware of, and interact with their environment and each other through, their senses. While the mechanism of sensory perception may be complicated, it all comes down to chemistry and physics, with chemistry being mostly electricity and energy levels in atoms. No magic required.
Understanding the chemistry of biology reveals secrets about how life exists, how living things are all related, and provides important clues about how and why living things evolved from each other.
Join me in exploring the fascinating and dynamic world of the very small, the menagerie of molecules that create familiar tastes and smells, that help us to see and feel, that mess with or fool our natural systems, and that make up us and the rest of life and living things.
Dr. Phil Youngblood
To read more, Click Here.
http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/The%20Science%20Circle/67/129/32
