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Anna Atkins: Botanical Illustration and Photographic Innovation |
This event is supported by TORCH as part of the Humanities Cultural Programme, one of the founding stones of the future Stephen A. Schwarzman Centre for the Humanities. |
Geoffrey Batchen, Lena Fritsch |
20 Nov 2020 |
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'Relationships' part 1 - People and plants: balancing conservation and commerce |
How can working with people to understand how they use their local plants be used to protect them when industry moves in? How do we find and conserve areas of high 'bioquality'? |
William Hawthorne |
12 Apr 2016 |
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Creative Commons |
Biology, Chemistry and Biochemistry at Oxford: a guide for prospective undergraduate students |
This light-hearted talk gives you the chance to hear three admissions tutors discuss what you can expect from their courses, and what the tutors are looking for when they select students. |
Martin Speight, Mark Wormald, Nick Green |
04 Mar 2013 |
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Creative Commons |
Manipulating plant genes - how do you actually do it? |
We often hear in the news about GM (Genetic Modification or Manipulation) but what does it actually involve? |
Liam Dolan |
10 Jan 2012 |
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Creative Commons |
Achieving food security and sustainability for 9 billion |
To ensure food security for the increasing world population in a environmentally sustainable way, we must double productivity on the same area of land. |
Chris Leaver |
09 Jan 2012 |
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Creative Commons |
Plants in a chemical world |
Plants are able to metabolise a surprisingly diverse range of synthetic chemicals including pesticides and pollutants. |
Rob Edwards |
09 Jan 2012 |
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Creative Commons |
From hairy roots to new medicines |
Modern medicine uses many compounds which are isolated from plants. For example, vinblastine, which is used to treat many types of cancer, is isolated from the leaves of the Madagascar periwinkle. |
Sarah O'Connor |
09 Jan 2012 |
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Creative Commons |
The gene garden |
The spectacular variety of colour and growth form seen in our gardens is the result of the action of thousands of genes operating in pathways and networks. |
Hugh Dickinson |
09 Jan 2012 |
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The Artemisinin Supply for Malaria Control |
Part of the Healing Power of Plants lecture series given at the Botanic Gardens. |
Dianna Bowles |
21 Dec 2010 |
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A Spoonful of Sugar |
Part of the Healing Power of Plants lecture series held at the Botanic Gardens. |
Robert Nash |
21 Dec 2010 |
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Creative Commons |
Streptomyces in Nature and Medicine: The Antibiotic Makers |
Although plants are a very important part of a garden, we must not forget about the important contribution that soil makes. Bacteria living in the soil also produce compounds important as modern antibiotics. |
Sir David Hopwood |
17 Nov 2010 |
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Creative Commons |
The Botanic Garden - Your Modern Medicine Cabinet |
The first talk in the series from the Oxford Botanic Garden. This talk will describe the development of this new area as well as explaining the involvement of some of the plants grown there in the discovery and development of modern drugs. |
Alison Foster |
15 Nov 2010 |
