Stories
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Deciding a date for the end of the world
When will the world end? Charlotte Sleigh explores how our obsession with dates and dramatic imaginings of the end can distract us from the dangers slowly creeping up on us.
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Bringing biotech to the people
Amateur scientists have inspired all kinds of frightening scenarios, from Frankenstein’s monster to ‘The Fly’ and ‘Breaking Bad’. But it can be a force for good. Today’s DIYbio enthusiasts are having fun – and even making lucrative breakthrough discoveries.
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Sacred cows and nutritional purity in India
Apoorva Sripathi explores the complex reasons behind India’s recent boom in all things dairy – beginning with a 1970s Western food-aid programme.
Catalogue
- Archives and manuscripts
Autograph minutes by Vallot recording agricultural innovations communicated to the Académie des Sciences, Arts et Belles Lettres, Dijon
Date: 1819-1820Reference: MS.7767/12-13Part of: Vallot, Dr. (fl.1799-1856), French physician- Books
Agricultural biotechnology : an economic perspective / Margriet F. Caswell, Keith O. Fuglie, Cassandra A. Klotz.
Caswell, Margriet F.Date: [1994]- Books
State of the world 2011 : innovations that nourish the planet : a Worldwatch Institute report on progress toward a sustainable society / Danielle Nierenberg and Brian Halweil, project directors ; Linda Starke, editor.
Date: 2011- Books
Solving agricultural problems with biotechnology.
Date: 1990- Books
Agricultural biotechnology : the next "green revolution"? / Agriculture and Rural Development Department, World Bank [and others].
Date: [1991], ©1991