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Café des Sciences- “Biological light and color in Nature”
May 21 @ 6:30 pm - 7:30 pm
TUESDAY, May 21, 2024, at 6:30 pm
IN-PERSON
Alliance Française de Los Angeles
10390 Santa Monica Boulevard- Suite # 300
The Office for Science and Technology of the Consulate of France in Los Angeles, in partnership with the Alliance Française de Los Angeles and Los Angeles Accueil present:
Biological light and color in nature: from fundamental understanding to microplastic research with:
Dr. Dimitri Deheyn, Research Scientist at the Marine Biology Research Division of Scripps Institution of Oceanography, University of California San Diego
Join us for a captivating discussion about how nature’s light can be used to monitor the effect of emerging pollutants and discover the ability of certain organisms to produce visible light through bioluminescence and/or biofluorescence but also color. Dimitri Deheyn will review certain aspects of these properties and how they can be used to assess microplastics biodegradation and toxicity.
TALK + RECEPTION
Wine and cheese to follow