Events Calendar
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December 2009
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All events December 2009
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- Saturday 5 December 2009
Plant wars
- Prof Sue Hartley
Plant warsThis event starts at 6.00pmSince the emergence of animals on land more than 300 million years ago plants have been attacked by animals wanting to eat them. But what's surprising is that ... Read more >>
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- Tuesday 8 December 2009
The animals strike back
- Prof Sue Hartley
The animals strike backThis event starts at 6.00pm The life of a herbivore is not a happy one! For a start, plants are the wrong sort of food for animals - they are low in essential nutrients and... Read more >>
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- Thursday 10 December 2009
Talking trees
- Prof Sue Hartley
Talking treesThis event starts at 6.00pmTalking trees - science fiction or a reality? Can a plant, something without a mouth, ears or eyes, communicate? Yes! Plants do communicate but not in ways that... Read more >>
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- Saturday 12 December 2009
Dangerous to delicious?
- Prof Sue Hartley
Dangerous to delicious? This event starts at 6.00pm Are humans natural herbivores? How good are we at eating plants and overcoming their defences? To find out, join Sue Hartley as she explains ho... Read more >>
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- Wednesday 16 December 2009
Weapons of the future
- Prof Sue Hartley
Weapons of the future This event starts at 6.00pmWhat has gone wrong when herbivores get the upper hand and strip plants bare? Sometimes ‘outbreaks' of herbivores devastate our forests ... Read more >>
