Midsummer Nights’ Science: Bruce Birren

in Public

Time:

Wed, 07/07/2010 – 6:00pm

Meet Your Microbes

The human body is home to all sorts of microbes — microscopic organisms

like fungi, bacteria, and viruses that live in our guts, mouths, lungs,

skin, and more. Scientists are beginning to catalog and explore these

organisms, looking for clues about human health. Bruce Birren describes

these efforts to comprehensively catalog these microbes, decode their

genetic information, and examine their role in disease.

Location:

Broad Institute – Auditorium

7 Cambridge Center

Cambridge, MA

02142