Meet the Museum: Conserving Plants with Science
Dates
Thursday 24 July | 5pm-6pm
4.45pm for a 5pm start
Standard | $10
Concession | $8
Junior | $8
Suitable for Ages 12+
Members
Friend Members receive 15% off ticket pricing for this event.
Site access information
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Making clones and utilising sub-zero temperatures to preserve tissue, seeds and even fungi — it’s all in a day’s work for Kings Park’s tissue culture and cryopreservation scientists!
Join Bryn Funnekotter, a biotechnologist at Kings Park Science, as he shares how and why we are helping conserve some of WA’s most endangered native plant species.
Discover how plants can be cloned in jars using a gel-like substance, and the challenges faced in growing unique species.
You will also get a look into the cool research being conducted in cryopreservation, as scientists experiment with freezing tissue and seeds to see which methods lead to the best germination results.
This is a fascinating look at how science is working behind-the-scenes to give rare flora a better future!
Meet the Museum
Are you curious about the fascinating world behind the scenes at the Museum? This monthly program delves into the less visible parts of the Museum’s work, as scientists, researchers, historians and curators share their expertise and passions.
