Stories
- Article
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.
- Article
Thomas Sankara and the stomachs that made themselves heard
Thomas Sankara’s vision to transform farming and health in Burkina Faso turned to dust with his assassination. Perry Blankson highlights the considerable achievements of Sankara’s brief span in power.
- Article
NHS strikes and the decade of discontent
When the social unrest of the 1970s spread to the NHS, dissatisfied staff challenged the status quo for the first time in quarter of a century.
- Article
Guerrilla public health
From safe-use guides to needle exchange schemes, Harry Shapiro reflects on 40 years of drug harm reduction in the UK.
Catalogue
- Books
Partners in conservation : plant genetic resources and the CGIAR system / Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research.
Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research.Date: 1992- Books
International agricultural research : issues and priorities from a Dutch perspective : report on the Wageningen meeting, 21 May 1990, within the framework of the 1990 Mid-Term Meeting of the Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research.
Date: [1991]- Books
Protein feeds for farm livestock in the U.K. / report prepared by the Working Group on Protein Crops in British Agriculture.
Joint Consultative Organisation for Research and Development in Agriculture and Food. Working Group on Protein Crops in British Agriculture.Date: 1976- Books
Les agricultrices : une catégorie oubliée : les ressources phytogénétiques, les femmes et le GCRAI.
Date: [1992?]- Books
Ethics and equity in conservation and use of genetic resources for sustainable food security : proceedings of a workshop to develop guidelines for the CGIAR, 21-25 April 1997, Foz do Iguaçu, Brazil.
Date: [1997], ©1997