This town talk will be presented by Taekjip (TJ) Ha, Harvard Medical School, Boston Children’s Hospital, Howard Hughes Medical School.

Did you know that proteins are nano-scale machines that help us think, dance and keep the threat of cancer at bay? Did you know that biology is a new research frontier for physical scientists? In this talk, Professor Ha of Harvard University will discuss how biophysicists are using light-based tools to poke and examine Nature’s nano-machines, one molecule at a time, uncovering the amazing acrobatic abilities that are essential for all forms of life.