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Maria McKinney on ‘Sire’

All my grandparents were farmers; I grew up in the countryside surrounded by farms and helped neighbours herd sheep and cattle into the field. My body of work called ‘Sire’ looks at the genomics of modern cattle breeding.

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The power of unicorns

Discover the unlikely connection between pharmaceuticals and unicorns.

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The tale of the toxic kidneys

In 1954 a serendipitous coming together of skills and circumstances allowed the first successful organ transplant to take place. Read how Richard Herrick’s life was prolonged by his identical twin’s generosity.

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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.

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  • Titlepage, Genetics and Eugenics, a text book for students of biology and a reference book for animal and plant breeders by W. E. Castle, Cambridge, Harvard University Press, 1916
  • The variation of animals and plants under domestication / by Charles Darwin.
  • The variation of animals and plants under domestication / by Charles Darwin.
  • The variation of animals and plants under domestication / by Charles Darwin.
  • The variation of animals and plants under domestication / by Charles Darwin.
  • Genetic nightmare at Huntingdon Life Sciences / SHAC.
  • Genetic nightmare at Huntingdon Life Sciences / SHAC.
  • Crippled by the system : intensively reared chickens, dying and deformed! / Friends of Animals Under Abuse (FAUNA).
  • Crippled by the system : intensively reared chickens, dying and deformed! / Friends of Animals Under Abuse (FAUNA).
  • Meeting the challenge of disabling disease : animal research brings hope / Research for Health Charities Group.
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