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Botanic Garden Audio trail

01. Welcome to the Botanic Garden

An introduction to the Botanic Garden by the Director, Timothy Walker.
Botanic Garden

Manipulating plant genes - how do you actually do it?

We often hear in the news about GM (Genetic Modification or Manipulation) but what does it actually involve?
Botanic Garden

Achieving food security and sustainability for 9 billion

To ensure food security for the increasing world population in a environmentally sustainable way, we must double productivity on the same area of land.
Botanic Garden

Plants in a chemical world

Plants are able to metabolise a surprisingly diverse range of synthetic chemicals including pesticides and pollutants.
Botanic Garden

From hairy roots to new medicines

Modern medicine uses many compounds which are isolated from plants. For example, vinblastine, which is used to treat many types of cancer, is isolated from the leaves of the Madagascar periwinkle.
Botanic Garden

The gene garden

The spectacular variety of colour and growth form seen in our gardens is the result of the action of thousands of genes operating in pathways and networks.

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