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>> In the dead of winter, it is a beacon of life.
It may be freezing outside, but inside it's a different story.
>> It's actually a dual-purpose greenhouse.
>> Kari Segraves is an Associate Professor in Biology
and studies the relationship between living organisms.
>> The idea was that we would have 1 wing that would be used primarly for research and,
you know, having plants that were genetically modified potentially
and doing various specific types of experiments and, and then to have another set of rooms
where we could also have teaching facilities.
>> Segraves took us on a tour of the Biology greenhouse located
on the fifth floor the Life Sciences complex.
There are some constants here, the hum of the lights, for instance,
and the presence of a wide variety of greenery.
Here we have yucca plants and next door, green grass.
But it's not just plants growing here.
There are other living creatures too.
>> What's kind of funny about this greenhouse is that while we grow, greenhouses are designed
for plants but we also grow a lot of insects in this greenhouse so there are
at least 2 different researchers right now who are studying insects in this space as well.
>> And interestingly enough, it's not the cold that presents the greatest problems here.
>> The outside conditions, especially during the summer, can be problematic.
The warmer it is outside, the harder it is to keep a space cool.
You know, you're talking about a big glass house with the sun beating down on it.
This, this facility is absolutely critical.
We have a lot of people in our department who study plants and in different ways from genetics
to ecology and evolution and there's no way that we could do our research
without having a space like this.
>> A space like this.
An oasis of green in a sea of white.
Keith Kobland, SU News.