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Jahren's Labs

The first of these was created when the narrator worked at Georgia Tech. Every time the narrator moves to a new university, her first priority is to create one of these.

Jahren's Father's Lab

This is a place where the narrator spent much of her childhood. It was a place where one of her parents worked and spent a lot of time as a science teacher.

Minnesota

This is where Jahren was born and raised.

The Opal

This is what Jahren discovered made up the composition of the seed of a hackberry tree.

C-6

This is a plant that Bill and Jahren nickname Twist and Shout, because it does not gracefully extend its leaves to the light. Instead it twists and jerks when it moves.

Reba and Coco

These are the names of the Chesapeake Bay Retrievers that Jahren has as pets.

John Hopkins

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