Petri Dish: Clearing the Air Around Cannabis

Urban Growler Brewing Co. 2325 Endicott Street, Saint Paul, MN, United States

Cannabis has been classified as a controlled substance under federal law since 1970. The plant’s outlaw status hampered research and disrupted cultivation of Cannabis used for hemp fiber. But Cannabis wasn’t always flora non grata. The US Army encouraged hemp cultivation in Minnesota during the second world war and perceptions of the high-flying drug-type Cannabis have shifted dramatically in recent years. Now, laws restricting Cannabis are…

$6

CANCELED: Petri Dish: Personalized Medicine as Panacea?

Urban Growler Brewing Co. 2325 Endicott Street, Saint Paul, MN, United States

Imagine a world in which the makeup of your individual genome would help physicians pinpoint the very best course of treatment for a wide range of diseases. Diagnoses would be more accurate and therapies would be tailored to you. It’s an appealing idea that underpins a growing movement toward personalized or precision medicine, but it…

$6

Petri Dish: Better living through biology?

Urban Growler Brewing Co. 2325 Endicott Street, Saint Paul, MN, United States

Join University of Minnesota experts for a conversation about how biology affects our lives and what it means for our future.

$5