From Glowing Grubs to Superbugs: The Quest for New Medicines
The Oakroom
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Auckland
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Bioluminescence (literally ‘living light’) allows glow worms to lure food, fireflies to find a mate, and nocturnal squid to camouflage themselves from predators. The light is a by-product of a simple chemical reaction, and only living creatures can glow. But can it be harnessed for new medicines?
Siouxsie will talk about how bioluminescence is used to better understand the infectious microbes that make us sick. Discover the ground-breaking work her lab is performing by using glowing bacteria to understand superbugs and find new antibiotics to combat them.