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June Travelogue – How Corn Changed Itself and Then Changed Everything Else

June 21, 2016 @ 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm

Spring 2016 Flyer (4)Presented by Cynthia Clampitt

About 10,000 years ago, a weedy grass growing in Mexico possessed of a strange trait known as a “jumping gene” transformed itself into a larger and more useful grass—the cereal grass that we would come to know as maize and then corn. Today, it is more important than ever. Cynthia Clampitt presents an extremely entertaining and interesting look at corn.

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Date:
June 21, 2016
Time:
1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
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Organizer

Geographic Society of Chicago

Venue

Chicago Cultural Center, Renaissance Court
78 E. Washington Street
Chicago, IL 60602 United States
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Details

Date:
June 21, 2016
Time:
1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
Event Category:

Organizer

Geographic Society of Chicago

Venue

Chicago Cultural Center, Renaissance Court
78 E. Washington Street
Chicago, IL 60602 United States
+ Google Map