Apr 21, 2010, 05:30 PM to 07:00 PM
Arizona Science Center, All About Me Gallery, Phoenix
Address: 600 E. Washington St., Phoenix AZ
http://www.azscience.org/adults_night_out.php#biotech
Obesity affects around 4 million Americans. What makes some people skinny and others fat? Local scientists from the Biodesign Institute at ASU, in collaboration with Mayo Clinic Arizona and the University of Arizona, are looking into the tiny organisms that live in the human gut for some answers. Hear about a comparison from a molecular survey of the human gut inhabitants in obese individuals, normal-weight individuals, and patients who had gastric bypass. The results may hold a key to one cause of obesity—and the prospect of future treatment.
Dr. Rosa Krajmalnik-Brown
For more information about this discussion or the Biotech Talk series, call LeAnn Gast at (602) 716-2055.
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