Monthly Archives: September 2015

Early Modern Texts

Posted on September 27, 2015 by Marianne

This month’s featured website is Early Modern Texts.  This wonderful websites hosts a number of classical (and more modern) books and papers rewritten in such a way that they are easier for the modern reader to understand. The site was started … Continue reading →

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Do YOU eat genetically modified foods?

Posted on September 21, 2015 by Marianne

In August 1998 the popular science programme World in Action featured a scientist who had been feeding genetically modified potatoes to rats. A researcher at the prestigious Rowett Institute, Arpad Pusztai , a world expert on plant lectins, said that as a … Continue reading →

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