British farming: Science on show

Some Impressions of British Farming

Science meets farming in Africa.

www.sciencemag.org SCIENCE VOL 334 9 DECEMBER 2011 1317 COVER Scanning electron micrograph of a female Anopheles stephensi mosquito, a transmitter of malaria (proboscis length: ~0.6 millimeters). To drive malaria eradication, new medicines that target all stages of the malaria life cycle are needed. In their study, Meister et al. used thousands of A. stephensi mosquitos to identify chemical cla...

Organic farming: science and belief

The principle There is no single definition for ‘organic’ farming as the term applies to a movement rather than to a single policy. However, a general feeling for what is 'organic' and what is not can be obtained from the aims of the most prominent associations or organisations within the organic movement. Within the UK, these include the Soil Association. The Soil Association exists "to resear...

Margaret Thatcher's influence on British science.

In September 1986 I took leave of absence from the board of Consolidated Gold Fields, where I was responsible for business development in Australia and America, having been invited to join the Prime Minister’s Policy Unit. My brief was to advise on business and industrial issues such as the privatization of the motor industry, shipbuilding and electricity, as well as the reforms of the financia...

Save British Science

What is it famous for? It's not really, but whenever science policy is discussed in the UK media, government, or in industry, it's a fair bet that Save British Science (SBS) will be in the fray. SBS is the leading lobby group for science in the UK. The 'science' it aims to save includes any activity that develops and applies scientific understanding, including medicine, mathematics, engineering...