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"Towering giant kelp forests can reach heights of 100 feet tall in our coastal ocean, but did you know that half of the kelp life cycle is microscopic – hidden beneath the waves on the ocean floor? 

Join us on Tuesday, May 19th from 6:00 – 7:00 pm at the Hopkins Marine Station, Dr. Brooke Weigel will dive into the microscopic world of our local kelp forest ecosystems and will take you on a tour of the microscopic world contained within these kelp forest ecosystems.
In addition to growing and studying microscopic kelp in her lab at Hopkins, Brooke's research zooms in even further - using genomic tools to discover the diverse microbial communities that live on the surfaces of kelp. Every square centimeter of kelp hosts 25 million bacteria - but what do they do for the kelp? Are they friends or foes?
Dr. Brooke Weigel is an Assistant Professor of Oceans at Hopkins Marine Station of Stanford University.

Registration is required whether attending in person or via Zoom.
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