Stories
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The side effects of lithium mining
Laura Grace Simpkins attempts to untangle some uncomfortable truths about the social and environmental costs of making her medication.
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Chasing spring
Isabella Kaminski reflects on a transformative journey that saw her cycle the length of the UK, tracking the first signs of spring. She explores what the changing seasons can tell us about ourselves and the climate crisis.
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The men who meddled with nature
The ‘acclimatisation societies’ of the 19th century sought to ‘improve’ on the natural world by releasing non-native species into the wild. The effects were disastrous.
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Dying to be in nature
The modern funeral business is one that uses up precious resources and pollutes the planet. But you can make sure it’s only your memory that leaves its mark with these new and natural ways to leave this earth.
Catalogue
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Plant breeding / by A. L. Hagedoorn.
Hagedoorn, Arend L. (Arend Lourens), 1880-1953.Date: 1950- Books
Plant breeding and biotechnology : societal context and the future of agriculture / Denis Murphy.
Murphy, Denis J.Date: 2007- Archives and manuscripts
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Plant Breeding Institute
Date: 1981Reference: SB/1/2/742Part of: Sydney Brenner Collection- Books
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Abstract of an address on 'plant breeding in the United States Department of Agriculture' / by Erwin F. Smith.
Smith, Erwin F. (Erwin Frink), 1854-1927.Date: 1907- Books
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Report of the Third International Conference 1906 on Genetics : hybridisation (the cross-breeding of genera or species), the cross-breeding of varieties, and general plant-breeding / edited by W. Wilks.
International Congress of Genetics 1906 : London, England)Date: [1907]