Stories
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The quest to breed gifted children
If you had the chance, would you choose a genius baby?
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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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Between sickness and health
In early 2020, the subject Will Rees was studying – imaginary illnesses – took on a new relevance as everyone anxiously scanned themselves for Covid symptoms each day. But this kind of self-scrutiny is nothing new, as he reveals.
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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.
Catalogue
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Breeding and the Mendelian discovery / by A.D. Darbishire.
Darbishire, A. D. (Arthur Dukinfield), 1879-1915.Date: 1912- Books
Breeding and the Mendelian discovery / by A.D. Darbishire.
Darbishire, A. D. (Arthur Dukinfield), 1879-1915.Date: 1912- Books
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Breeding of farm animals / by Merritt W. Harper.
Harper, Merritt W. (Merritt Wesley), 1877-Date: 1914- Books
Breeding problems and artificial insemination / by S.W.J. van Rensburg.
Rensburg, S. W. J. van.Date: [1957?]- Books
Breeding in captivity : one woman's unusual path to motherhood / Stacy Bolt.
Bolt, StacyDate: [2013]