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New map of UK 20th century land use throws light on biodiversity change
The first map has been produced that can detail how nearly all of Britain’s lowland meadows and pasture land was lost to increasingly intensive farming in the last century.
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New map of UK 20th century land use throws light on biodiversity change
The first map has been produced that can detail how nearly all of Britain’s lowland meadows and pasture land was lost to increasingly intensive farming in the last century.
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Food forensics: how AI can smell authentic olive oil
Extra virgin olive (EVO) oils are highly complex. Here, Prof Chiara Cordero discusses the application of an AI smelling machine to analyse, qualify, categorise, and authenticate olive oil and counter…
Comment And Analysis
Wheat field trial heralds UK acceptance of gene edited crops
Post Brexit, the UK is free to make its own decisions around genetic editing of food crops based on the science. Here, Dermot Martin discusses a research project that seeks to disable a potentially c…
Interviews
Banking botanicals: protecting plants and safeguarding seeds
Following up on the wonderful photo story, ‘Botanical biodiversity banked’, published on our website last November in celebration of MSB’s 20th anniversary, we decided to ask Dr Chris Cockel what it…
