Meetings
of the Biodiversity & Ecology Journal Club
Department
of Biological Sciences, The National University of Singapore
"Evolution
and the Industrial Revolution: Uncertain living through chemistry."
by
Dan Rittschof
Thursday 21st February 2002: 3.30pm
CDTL
Seminar Room, Centre for Development of Teaching and Learning
Located between LT4 &
Chinese Library; at the end of Kent Ridge Road
Visitors
may park at Carpark 17.
See
map.
About the speaker
Read "Dr.
Dan... Estuarine Explorer" by Renιe Wolcott Shannon.
http://www.env.duke.edu/marinelab/drcoastw.html
Read about his deep sea dive in Alvin at the Scientific American webpage.
http://www.sciam.com/explorations/1998/070698atlantis/log8.html
Abstract
Humans utilize chemicals in all aspects of daily life. The result: an uncontrolled experiment that challenges biological systems, and alters modern existence. This lecture will explore the consequences, within the framework of our limited understanding of how chemicals affect human perception, physiology and behavior.
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