#  Science Spotlights: Sweaty Shrubs 

 



####  calendar\_today Date and Time 

 **December 14, 2024** 

 02:00PM - 02:30PM EST 

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 **Harvard Museum of Natural History, Classroom B (Third Floor)**  



 

 



 

   ![A headshot of Melissa Mai.](/sites/g/files/omnuum4986/files/styles/hwp_1_1__720x720_scale/public/hmnh/files/melissa_mai_01.jpg?itok=fZYwk41L) 

 

 In-Person Presentation

 Meet up-and-coming scientists and learn about questions at the forefront of research today in this series of short talks.

 **Sweaty Shrubs**

 Speaker: Melissa Mai, Graduate Student, the Holbrook Lab

 2:00–2:30 PM

 20-minute talk followed by 10-minute Q&A session

 How do plants deal with too much salt? From the world's driest desert and tropical coastlines to your own neighborhood, plants get exposed to more salt than they’d like. Some plants have developed unique adaptations to handle extra salt, including a shrub that sweats! Join Harvard scientist Melissa Mai as she explains how multiple branches of science come together to help unearth this shrub’s secrets.

 Regular museum admission rates apply.

 Presented by the Harvard Museum of Natural History and Harvard Museums of Science & Culture.



 

 



 

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