Cinema Arts Centre Huntington, NY
Thomas Gingeras, Ph.D.
Professor and Cancer Center Member, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory
Jurassic World— The Science of RNA
Program Description
Join us for a mind-expanding exploration of the science of RNA with a screening of the thrilling 2015 entry to the legendary Jurassic Park franchise, Jurassic World, and a discussion on RNA with Dr. Thomas Gingeras Ph.D of Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory.
Presented At
Cinema Arts Centre Huntington, NY
Film Synopsis
A new theme park is built on the original site of Jurassic Park. Everything is going well until the park's newest attraction—a genetically modified giant stealth killing machine—escapes containment and goes on a killing spree.
22 years after the original Jurassic Park failed, the new Jurassic World luxury resort is open for business, providing a habitat for an array of genetically engineered dinosaurs, including the vicious and intelligent Indominus rex. When the massive creature escapes, it sets off a chain reaction that causes the park's other creatures to run amok. Now, it's up to former military man and animal expert Owen Grady (Chris Pratt) and operations manager Claire Dearing (Bryce Dallas Howard) to save Claire's two young nephews (Ty Simpkins, Nick Robinson) and the rest of the tourists from an all-out, prehistoric assault.
About the Speaker
Thomas Gingeras Ph.D is a Professor and Cancer Center Member at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory. Only a small portion of the RNAs encoded in any genome are used to make proteins. His lab investigates what these noncoding RNAs (ncRNAs) do within and outside of cells, where regulators of their expression are located in the genome. This is particularly important in cancer. This laboratory works on endometrial cancer and its relationship to age and obesity.