Science Talk: From RNA to Reality - The Art of Making Proteins

Throughout the entirety of life, at a molecular level, proteins are what make very nearly everything happen; yet how are they generated inside our cells? In this talk we will explore the ancient mechanisms that life has developed to build its own machinery, and the ongoing discoveries of their inner workings.

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18:10 - Doors Open: come in, grab a seat, perhaps get a hold of something to drink.
18:30 - Talk: BRIC PhD candidate Wibke Groenewald will give her presentation about the ribosome's role in protein creation, accessible to experts and non-experts alike.
19:15 - Q & A: Wibke will be taking questions from the audience.
19:30 - Hang out: stick around, have a chat with other fellow science enthusiasts, dilettantes, professionals, and anything in between.