[BSW] May 2 Reminder + June 6 speaker and topic + Misc.

[KATHY BILTON]

The speaker for our May 2 meeting will be:

Dr. Marcela Sandoval Velasco, a Postdoctoral Researcher at the
National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution
https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=m3KX928AAAAJ&hl=es

Her title is :  An Integrative Palaeogenomic Approach to Study the
Domestication History of Agaves”

Time: 7 pm, with doors opening by 6:45.
Zoom link:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86378636908?pwd=YXIveGFyMzQyV2E0M0ZZSmtJL095Zz09
Meeting ID: 863 7863 6908   Passcode: 763443

Flier for the meeting: http://botsoc.org/may23.pdf

For summary of talk, see previous message:
http://botsoc.org/pipermail/bsw_botsoc.org/2023-April/000535.html

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At the June 6 meeting, the speaker will be Dr. Caren Chang,
Department of Cell Biology and Molecular Genetics, University of Maryland

Her topic:
Ethylene Hormone Signaling in Arabidopsis thaliana

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The trip to Ferry Hill on April 22 had a small but enthusiastic turnout. 
People got to see the Shooting Stars in bloom, though they weren't quite 
as showy as they would likely have been had we had some rain in the 
preceding weeks. Minutes after returning to our cars, the expected rains 
began.

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Discovery of unusual trillium is botany adventure story
https://www.reflector.com/features/local/discovery-of-unusual-trillium-is-botany-adventure-story/article_29642427-b2af-5dc7-b9f5-88b2823544e2.html

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These 4 Free Apps Can Help Identify Every Flower and Tree around You
https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/2023/04/25/aipowersplantidentifierapps/