The history of the British Isles and its inhabitants, both human and canine, has long been entwined. Breed reveals the enduring and affectionate relationship between the British people and their dogs and explores the very beginnings of pedigree dog breeding in Britain.
Tony Bristow of AstraZeneca in Macclesfield will describe the use of the analytical science technique, mass spectrometry, in forensics, food analysis, space exploration, drugs in sport, environmental analysis, historical investigations and medical diagnosis.
Café Sci – Thames Valley : Food out of season – good or evil?
Monday, 8 October, 2012 - 19:30 to 20:30
Deja Vu Bar
How science can change the way we farm and prepare food Join Dr Carol Wagstaff – Department of Food and Nutritional Sciences, University of Reading - for a discussion on both the positive and negatives of using science to change the way we farm and prepare food. Including discussion on the use of genetically modified plants