Submitted by Administrator on Sat, 24/10/2015 - 14:58
On 28 October there will be a seminar on GM and famine, during which Luke Braidwood of the Department of Plant Sciences will address the question:
It may be possible to prevent maize lethal necrosis through genetic engineering. Do we face the possibility of a preventable famine in the horn of Africa in the next decade?
This is part of the CRASSH seminar series on Science Non-Fiction and the Bottom Billion: evolving fairer frameworks for the future.
The seminar takes place 12.00-14.00 on Wednesday 28 October. Seminar Room SG2, Alison Richard Building.
No registration is required.