Plants in a chemical world

We often hear in the news about GM (Genetic Modification or Manipulation) but what does it actually involve? In this lecture Liam Dolan will explain how scientists go about manipulating the instruction manuals of plants with illustrations from his own research. 

To ensure food security for the increasing world population in a environmentally sustainable way, we must double productivity on the same area of land. as well as address the concerns of modern high input agriculture, declining water availability and climate change. Join us to he ...  Show more

What do you do when you hear the word manipulation? Do you think it’s a great tool or instantly go to a judgement of what manipulation is?Manipulation is just like any other word in this world. It is what it is. We decide how we use it. You can use manipulation to gain power over ...  Show more

Think about the last time you did something you knew was wrong. How did you explain your actions to yourself? All of us tell stories about why we do the things we do. We justify our failures, and come up with plausible explanations for our actions. This week, <a href="https:// ...

В новом эпизоде подкаста Самат разбирается, как IT используют в сельском хозяйстве. Овощи и фрукты выращивают по всему миру, но это производство до сих пор слабо автоматизировано и сильно зависит от человека. Основательница стартапа Fermata Валерия Коган придумала, как контрол ...

In the second of our series How Covid Changed Science, Devi Sridhar, Professor of Global Health at Edinburgh University looks at the scientific messaging. Just how do you explain to both politicians and the public that a growing global pandemic is likely to kill many people, and ...  Show more