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SUMMARY:Non coding RNA and normal botany - David Baulcombe
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CONTACT:Maya Ben Yami
DESCRIPTION:An exercise in Kuhnian ‘normal science’ on viruses in plan
 ts led to the discovery of small interfering RNA. The subsequent explorati
 on of RNA-directed DNA methylation\, epigenetic effects and non Mendelian 
 inheritance has led to technologies for new human therapeutics\, disease r
 esistance in crops\, and epigenetic strategies for crop improvement. Profe
 ssor Sir Baulcombe was the Head of the Department of Plant Sciences\, Univ
 ersity of Cambridge until 2017. Following his PhD and post-doctoral positi
 ons\, he joined the Plant Breeding Institute (PBI) in Cambridge\, UK\, and
  then the Sainsbury Laboratory\, which was in Norwich at the time. With An
 drew Hamilton\, Baulcombe discovered the small interfering RNA that determ
 ines specificity in RNA-mediated gene silencing in plants. This gene silen
 cing effect was later reported by Craig Mellow and Andrew Fire in C. elega
 ns\, for which they were awared the 2006 Nobel Prize. In 2009\, Baulcombe 
 was awarded a knighthood for services to plant science.\n\nThe talk is ope
 n to the public!\n*Start: 18:00*\n1hr talk followed by a Q&A\, then cheese
  & wine & a chat!\n\nWhere: Pfizer lecture theatre\, Chemistry department\
 nMembers: Free | Non-members: £3\n\nhttps://www.facebook.com/events/21001
 83760243925/
LOCATION:Pfizer Lecture Theatre\, Department of Chemistry\, Lensfield Road
 \, Cambridge
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