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COI synopsis: Kew Gardens has a side beyond its international repute for beauty - its seed bank contains examples of every seed grown, which are supplied to medical, scientific and agricultural centres...
Looks at a applications of genetic science in cereal, vegetable and pig farming. Explains the process of breeding improved disease-resistant wheat for bread-making, and shows the growth and storage of...
PANDORA’S BOX is an award-winning 6-part series on the impact of science and technology on everyday life in the twentieth century, and their reflection in changing media images of science and scientists....
Filmed in the Scilly Isles, shows aspects of the fish physiology, evolution, marine pollution, and intensive agriculture (chemicals), to conclude that all elements of biology are parts of a complex...
Seasoned eco-warrior Tracy Worcester sets out to discover who is paying the true price for the cheap imported pork for sale in Britain’s supermarkets. Documenting her investigation into intensive pig...
An interactive tutorial providing a detailed account of the aetiology, clinical signs, diagnosis, treatment and prevention of interdigital necrobaccillosis in cattle.
Explores the ecological basis of wetlands explaining the ways in which they can be beneficial in providing a moderation for flooding. The water hyacinth is discussed as an example of what starts as a pest in...
In India ecologist Vandana Shiva argues that the introduction of high-yield crops does not taken into account women’s knowledge of seeds, fostering a type fo development that ignores people’s needs....
COI synopsis: Some ingenious ideas, developed by both agricultural scientists and working farmers, to improve efficiency down on the farm. Chickens are nervous creatures - they lose weight at the drop of a...
COI synopsis: Electronics down on the farm can now bribe a cow to deliver more milk with the promise of more food. One of the first tentative steps in the agricultural engineers’ quest for fully automated...
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