Virtual Badger Talk from McFarland, WI: "Hibernators and Their Microbes"
Speaker: Edna Chiang
Event Details
Date
Thursday, October 15, 2020
Time
1-2 p.m.
Location
Description
This talk is hosted by E.D. Locke Public Library. More information to come on accessing this event.
Hibernating mammals and their microbes experience extreme changes in diet and physiology, which inspires exciting questions. How is hibernation different from sleeping? How do hibernators and their gut microbes work together to the survive the winter? And what does any of this have to do with space travel?
Hibernating mammals and their microbes experience extreme changes in diet and physiology, which inspires exciting questions. How is hibernation different from sleeping? How do hibernators and their gut microbes work together to the survive the winter? And what does any of this have to do with space travel?
Cost
Free
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