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Hope Jahren: Lab Girl and the Secret Life of Plants

This botanical history post was featured on The Daily Gardener podcast: Click here to see the complete show notes for this episode. September 27, 1969 Dearest readers, On this day, we celebrate the birthday of Hope Jahren, a trailblazing American geochemist and geobiologist whose passion for plants and science has blossomed into a remarkable…

As Heard on The Daily Gardener Podcast: Lab Girl by Hope Jahren Lab Girl is the story of Hope Jaren, an award-winning scientist. Hope has been studying paleobiology since 1996. Hope writes about trees, plants, and soil in scientific yet passionate prose in this book. (Hope’s mom has a degree in English literature, and her…