I enjoyed this exhibition.
One observation, though.
There is an exhibit from the John Innes centre about the green revolution
(the introduction of new varieties of crops into the third world), which
explains how new high yielding varieties of wheat were developed through
crop breeding. It also explains that the relevant gene has now been
isolated and that it could be used to create high yield GM crops.
What I've been wondering is whether it is right to concentrate purely on the
science, as this exhibit of the other exhibits do (with the possible
exception of a BT exhibit on IT), or whether it is important to explore the
impact that the science had on society. The green revolution is still
immensely controversial and many of the same battles are being fought over
GM foods. The exhibit could, if it had chosen, have launched itself into a
passionate and topical debate.
Or is it enough just to spotlight the science - when there's so much debate
elsewhere?
David
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Subject: New Frontiers in Science lives on
A web version of the summer exhibition 'New Frontiers in Science' is
now up the Royal Society's site http://www.royalsoc.ac.uk/
If you click on the banner on our home page and then click on enter.
Following the title sequence, the navigation instructions can be found on
the introduction page. The site requires a Flash 4 plug-in.
Please let me know if you have problems.
Claire
Claire Sanford
Manager, Science Communication
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