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X-WR-CALNAME;VALUE=TEXT:Biominerals and their amorphous precursors
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SUMMARY:Biominerals and their amorphous precursors
DESCRIPTION:<p class="p1"><span class="s1">Please join us for the Spring 2015 Paleobiology Seminar</span></p><p class="p1"><span class="s1">(jointly hosted by OEB and EPS) </span></p><p class="p2"></p><p class="p1"><span class="s1">12PM, Tuesday, February 24</span></p><p class="p1"><span class="s1">Haller Hall, GM 102</span></p><p class="p2"></p><p class="p1"><span class="s1">Dr. Pupa Gilbert</span></p><p class="p1"><span class="s1">UW-Madison/Radcliffe Fellow, Harvard</span></p><p class="p2"></p><p class="p1"><span class="s1"><strong>“Biominerals and their amorphous precursors"</strong></span></p><p class="p2"></p><p class="p1"><span class="s1">Organisms harness mineral chemistry and physics to form biominerals for their evolutionary advantage. How they do it is the question here. 20-nm resolution data reveal 3 distinct mineral phases in forming sea urchin spicules. We observe the same sequence of phases and phase transitions in space, in time, in energy. This sequence may explain how crystalline skeletal elements manage to grow faster and larger than geologic or synthetic crystals.</span></p><p class="p2"></p><p class="p1"><span class="s1">Please feel free to bring your own lunch!</span></p>
LOCATION:Haller Hall, GM 102
STATUS:CONFIRMED
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