Chemistry, Medicinal Plants, Music & Mystery: Synergism in Nature

In this lecture & concert independent scientists & musicians Dr John Wilkinson (organic chemist) & Kesia Trench (biologist) talk about synergism in biochemical ecology, botanical medicines & music

Performance piece and lecture for Reading Science Week - brought to you by the Reading Branch of the British Science Association.

In this lecture and concert independent scientists and musicians Dr John Wilkinson (organic chemist) and Kesia Trench (biologist & natural scientist) talk about how synergism (where an outcome is greater than the sum of the parts) in the natural world, in botanical medicines and in music are inspiring scientists to the develop new classes of modern medicines that combine knowledge from traditional medicine systems with 21st century sciences, such as ecology, pharmacology and chemistry.

The talk includes the discoveries in botanical medicines from medieval times to the present day and also touches on their own research work on molecular synergism in plant extracts and for instance, their use in the improvement of memory loss. They also perform a few of their own music compositions - relaxing, ambient, electronica together with gentle saxophone melodies (Dr Wilkinson) and Kesia (fretless bass and programming), accompanied by beautiful relaxing projections of the natural world, molecules and art produced by themselves.

There will also be a Q&A session around the scientific aspects of herbal medicines, music, supplements and traditional knowledge. This lecture is suitable for scientists and non-scientists and children (over 12 years old is recommended).

On Saturday March 17, 2018 at 6:00 pm (ends 7:30 pm)

Category: Live Music

Price:

Advance: GBP 6.50
On the door: GBP 9.50

Venue: Reading Arts South St, 21 South Street, Reading, RG1 4QU

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Tickets: https://go.evvnt.com/204866-0?pid=5072