Date:
1 January 1970
Location: RDS Concert Hall
Admission: €2 per student. First Session: 10.00am. Second Session: 12 noon.
The body is a battlefield under attack every moment of every day It is protected by defences that include the digestive system. This highly interactive demonstration lecture will follow a typical meal through the human digestive system from the very first bite to the bacterial fortifications in the gut. See how diet, the digestive system and the bacteria that live in the gut all work together to defend the body and maintain health. Relevance to the Curriculum: Junior Certificate Biology: Food, Digestion, Enzymes, Excretion, Microbiology and Biotechnology.
Please see www.rds.ie/sciencelive for further information
