Friday Talk - Flowers in a research world: genetics and honey bees
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Flowers carry a multitude of iconic meanings – including love, honour and death – and have many uses, from traditional medicine to decoration. But what is their significance in a research world?
Join Monika Murcha and Julia Grassl, two leading investigators from the Plant Energy Biology Australian Research Council (ARC) Centre of Excellence at UWA, and the Cooperative Research Centre for Honey Bee Products to learn about the role of plants and their flowers in molecular studies and the vital relationship between bees and flowers.
Campus Partner: Plant Energy Biology ARC Centre of Excellence at UWA
Enquiries: lwag@uwa.edu.au or 08 6488 3707
Image credit: Angela Stewart, Salutation, 1990, oil on canvas, 191 x 149cm, CCWA 577. Cruthers Collection of Women's Art, The University of Western Australia. (c) Courtesy the artist
