Nonlinear temperature modulation of sodium channel kinetics in GH3 cells. Springfest is a weekend event in April and is probably one of the only times of the year when the campus is hopping before ten o'clock on a Saturday morning. People are everywhere. The greenhouses are packed with happy gardeners learning about new plant varieties and purchasing flowers to brighten their yards. The grassy areas around all the buildings are filled with large tents housing farm animals, activities for children, and food.
People swarm like ants to exhibits, learning as they go.
And there really are ants too, because Springfest includes the famous Bug Bowl with its cockroach races, cricket spitting, and petting zoo. Within the last few years the biology department has gotten involved in this weekend of community interaction. People are welcomed into the main foyer of Lilly to experience a little bit of the science that goes on within the building. This is science stripped down to its most communicable state. The jargon is gone, and the displays are designed to entertain as well as to teach not only children, but adults, too.